Erysipelas

|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

发于头面部，皮肤炊红灼热，肿胀疼痛，甚则发生水疱，眼胞肿胀难睁。伴恶寒，发热，头痛。舌质红，苔薄黄，脉浮数

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Symptoms appear on the head and face, primarily involving the head and facial regions.
  • The skin is flushed and hot, with a distinct burning sensation to the touch.
  • Localized swelling with pain, worsened by movement or touch.
  • In more severe cases, blisters may appear, forming small blister-like raised areas on the skin.
  • Eyelids are markedly swollen, making it difficult to open the eyes.
  • Accompanied by a sensation of chills and general bodily discomfort.
  • Fever occurs, with elevated body temperature and a pronounced sensation of heat.
  • Headache intensifies, with persistent pain affecting daily activities.
  • The tongue appears reddish, overall looking relatively bright red.
  • The tongue coating is thin and yellow, with a thin layer that is yellowish in color.
  • The pulse is superficial and rapid, with a somewhat hurried beating rate.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

疏风清热解毒

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • May help dispel external Wind pathogens, helping to reduce Wind-induced discomfort.
  • May help reduce internal Heat, so that manifestations such as fever, thirst, and irritability may lessen.
  • May help expel harmful substances from the body, thereby relieving sores, swollen and sore throat, and other symptoms.

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|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

发于胸腹腰胯部，皮肤红肿蔓延，摸之灼手，肿胀疼痛，伴口干且苦。舌红，苔黄腻，脉弦滑数

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Symptoms appear on the chest, abdomen, and waist-hip areas.
  • The skin is red and swollen, tending to spread to the surrounding areas.
  • Feels burning hot to the touch.
  • Localized swelling with noticeable pain.
  • Accompanied by dry mouth and a bitter taste.
  • The tongue appears somewhat red.
  • The tongue coating is yellow, thick, and greasy, with a sticky, unclean surface.
  • The pulse feels tense and somewhat slippery upon palpation, and beats rather fast.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

清肝泻火利湿

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • May help subdue stagnant Heat in the Liver channel, soothe manifestations of “Liver Fire” such as irritability, red eyes, and hypochondriac distension, allowing the smooth flow of Qi.
  • May help drain internal excess Heat and upward-blazing Fire, alleviating heat signs such as bitter taste, dry mouth, flushed face, red eyes, constipation, and dark urine.
  • May help promote the metabolism and elimination of Dampness-Turbidity, reducing “Damp-Heat” manifestations such as chest tightness and fullness, heavy body sensation, sticky discharge, and yellow greasy tongue coating.

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|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

发于下肢，局部红赤肿胀、灼热疼痛，或见水疱、紫斑，甚至结毒化脓或皮肤坏死。或反复发作，可形成大脚风。伴发热，胃纳不香。舌红，苔黄腻，脉滑数

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Symptoms mostly occur in the lower limbs.
  • Local skin is red, swollen, burning hot, and painful to the touch.
  • Sometimes blisters or purplish spots appear; in severe cases, abscesses may form with suppuration, and even skin necrosis can occur.
  • It may recur repeatedly, and over time the lower legs and feet may become chronically swollen and thickened.
  • Fever occurs, with a sensation of body heat.
  • Poor appetite, with no desire to eat.
  • The tongue is reddish, with a relatively bright red color.
  • The tongue coating is yellow, thick, and greasy, with a sticky, unclean surface.
  • The pulse is somewhat slippery and rapid, with a hasty beat.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

利湿清热解毒

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • May help promote the discharge of Dampness-Turbidity: resolve internal stickiness, heaviness, and edema exudation, and alleviate “Dampness excess” manifestations such as thick greasy tongue coating, profuse secretion, heavy limbs, and scanty urine.
  • May help clear internal Heat and Fire Toxin: reduce “Heat excess” signs such as fever, thirst, bitter taste, red swelling, burning pain, and dark yellow urine, thereby calming inflammatory responses.
  • May help resolve Toxin, reduce swelling, and relieve pain: eliminate redness, swelling, heat, pain, purulent discharge with foul odor, and skin sores caused by Turbid Toxin, and accelerate exudate absorption and wound healing.

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|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

发生于新生儿，多见于臀部，局部红肿灼热，常呈游走性；或伴壮热烦躁，甚则神昏谵语、恶心呕吐

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Mostly occurs in newborns, commonly affecting the buttock area.
  • Local skin is red, swollen, and burning hot, feeling hot and uncomfortable to the touch.
  • The area of redness and swelling may migrate and change, with unfixed location.
  • May be accompanied by high fever, irritability; in severe cases, there may be unconsciousness, incoherent speech, and nausea and vomiting.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

凉血清热解毒

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • May help cool the Blood: calm Heat in the Blood aspect, reduce “Blood Heat” manifestations such as flushed face, bright-colored bleeding, or burning skin heat, and ease irritability and heat symptoms that worsen at night.
  • May help clear Heat: disperse exuberant internal Fire, alleviate symptoms like fever, thirst, bitter taste, red swollen throat, and dark urine, allowing internal Heat to gradually subside.
  • May help resolve Toxin: eliminate redness, swelling, heat, pain, foul-smelling pus, and recurrent sores caused by Fire Toxin and Dampness Toxin, and promote absorption of inflammation and wound healing.

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