Sjögren’s Syndrome
|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
眼干，口干，牙齿枯脱，皮肤干燥，关节隐痛，干咳少痰。舌红少津，光剥无苔或有裂纹，脉沉细或细数
Plain-Language Explanation:
- The eyes may feel dry and uncomfortable when blinking.
- The mouth may feel very dry, causing discomfort when speaking or swallowing.
- Teeth may appear dry and brittle, and may even loosen or fall out.
- The skin may feel dry and lack moisture to the touch.
- The joints may have a dull ache and feel uncomfortable when moving.
- There may be a dry cough with little phlegm, and the throat may feel dry and scratchy when coughing.
- The tongue may appear red, with a dry surface due to lack of moisture.
- The tongue coating may be nearly absent, as if peeled off, or cracks may be visible on the surface.
- The pulse may feel deep, thready, and be detected only with deeper pressure; it may also be thready and slightly rapid.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
滋养阴液生津润燥
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Nourish yin fluids → Replenish the body’s yin fluids and moisture to help relieve dry mouth and throat, irritability, and night sweats.
- Generate fluids → Promote the production and secretion of body fluids to alleviate thirst, dry mouth, and a dry tongue.
- Moisten dryness → Increase moisture throughout the body to improve symptoms such as dry skin, constipation, and dry cough with scanty phlegm.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
眼干，口干，孔窍干燥，皮肤干燥，关节酸痛，神疲乏力，干咳短气，胃脘痞满。舌质淡，边有齿痕或舌有裂纹，苔少或无苔，脉沉细弱
Plain-Language Explanation:
- The eyes may feel dry and uncomfortable when blinking.
- The mouth may feel dry and uncomfortable when speaking or swallowing.
- The eyes, mouth, and nose may feel dry and generally lack moisture.
- The skin may feel dry and lack moisture to the touch.
- The joints may feel sore and uncomfortable when moving or exerting force.
- One may feel mentally tired, easily fatigued, and lack motivation.
- There may be a dry cough and shortness of breath, feeling like not enough air when speaking or moving.
- The upper abdomen may feel distended, bloated, and uncomfortable.
- The tongue may appear pale and lack a healthy red color.
- Tooth marks may be visible on the sides of the tongue, or small cracks may be seen on the surface.
- The tongue coating may be very thin or almost absent.
- The pulse may feel deep, thready, and weak, requiring deeper pressure to be felt.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
益气养阴生津润燥
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Boost qi → Enhance physical strength and function to help relieve shortness of breath, fatigue, and lassitude.
- Nourish yin → Replenish the body’s yin fluids to help relieve dry mouth and throat, tidal fever, and night sweats.
- Generate fluids → Promote the production and secretion of body fluids to alleviate thirst, dry mouth, and a dry tongue.
- Moisten dryness → Increase moisture to improve symptoms such as dry skin, constipation, and dry cough with scanty phlegm.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
眼干，目赤多眵，口干，咽干，咽痛，关节红肿热痛，潮热盗汗，五心烦热。舌红，苔黄腻，脉弦细数
Plain-Language Explanation:
- The eyes may feel dry and uncomfortable when blinking or looking at things.
- The whites of the eyes may appear red with increased discharge, and there may be crusty buildup at the corners.
- The mouth may feel dry and uncomfortable when speaking or swallowing.
- The throat may feel dry, especially when breathing or making sounds.
- The throat may feel sore, and discomfort may worsen when speaking or swallowing.
- The joints may be red, swollen, hot, and painful, feeling warm to the touch.
- There may be periodic hot flashes with night sweats, leading to discomfort after sweating.
- The palms, soles, and chest may feel hot, accompanied by irritability and restlessness.
- The tongue may appear red when extended.
- The tongue coating may be yellow, thick, and greasy, giving the tongue an unclean appearance.
- The pulse may feel wiry and thready like a taut string, and may be slightly rapid.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
滋阴润燥清热利湿
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Nourish yin → Replenish yin fluids to help relieve symptoms such as dry mouth and throat, tidal fever, night sweats, and irritability.
- Moisten dryness → Increase tissue moisture to improve dry skin, constipation, dry cough, and dryness of the eyes, mouth, and nose.
- Clear heat → Reduce internal heat signs to help relieve redness, burning sensation, sore throat, and thirst.
- Drain dampness → Promote the elimination of dampness through urination and sweating to help reduce heaviness, stickiness, swelling, and inhibited urination.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
眼干，目赤，口干，咽干，咽痛，齿龈肿痛，发颐或瘰疬。舌红，质干或有裂纹，苔少或黄燥，脉弦细数
Plain-Language Explanation:
- The eyes may feel dry and uncomfortable when blinking or looking at things.
- The eyes may appear red and bloodshot.
- The mouth may feel dry and uncomfortable when speaking or swallowing.
- The throat may feel dry, especially when breathing or making sounds.
- The throat may feel sore, and discomfort may worsen when swallowing or speaking.
- The gums may be swollen and painful, especially when brushing teeth or chewing.
- Swelling may occur in the cheeks or jaw (facial cellulitis), or lumps and nodules may appear on the sides of the neck (scrofula).
- The tongue may appear red when extended.
- The tongue surface may appear dry, or fine cracks may be visible.
- The tongue coating may be scanty, or yellow and dry.
- The pulse may feel wiry and thready like a taut string, and may be slightly rapid.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
清热解毒润燥护阴
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Clear heat → Reduce internal heat to help relieve redness, burning sensation, sore throat, and thirst.
- Resolve toxins → Clear inflammatory toxins to help relieve sores, swelling, suppuration, and foul odor.
- Moisten dryness → Increase moisture to improve dry skin, constipation, and dry cough with scanty phlegm.
- Protect yin → Protect and nourish yin fluids to prevent excessive clearing of heat from damaging fluids, helping relieve dry mouth and throat, night sweats, and tidal fever.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
眼干，口干，齿枯脱块，关节疼痛，痛有定处，肢端变白变紫交替。舌质黯红，有瘀斑、瘀点，舌下脉络青紫，苔薄黄燥或无苔，脉沉细涩
Plain-Language Explanation:
- The eyes may feel dry and uncomfortable when blinking or looking at things.
- The mouth may feel dry, and there may be a dry sensation when speaking or swallowing.
- Teeth may appear dry and brittle, and may even fall out in pieces.
- The joints may be painful, and discomfort may be noticeable during daily activities.
- The pain is usually fixed in one location and does not move, remaining in the same spot on pressure.
- The extremities may change color alternately, turning white then purple.
- The tongue may be dark red, appearing dusky rather than bright red.
- Ecchymosis or small purplish spots may be visible on the tongue surface, appearing distinctly bluish-purple.
- The veins under the tongue may be bluish-purple and appear dark.
- The tongue coating may be thin, yellow, and dry, or almost absent.
- The pulse may feel deep, thready, and slightly rough or hesitant, requiring deeper pressure to be detected.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
活血通络滋阴润燥
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Invigorate blood → Promote blood circulation to help relieve pain, stiffness, and stagnation.
- Unblock collaterals → Dredge the meridians and collaterals to facilitate qi and blood flow, helping reduce numbness and restricted movement.
- Nourish yin → Replenish yin fluids to help relieve dry mouth and throat, tidal fever, and night sweats.
- Moisten dryness → Increase tissue moisture to improve dry skin, constipation, and dry cough with scanty phlegm.
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