The Study of the Physical Constitution among SLE PAtients in Chineses Medical Perspective

• Main Authors: Yi-Chang Su, 蘇奕彰
• Other Authors: Chien-Chung Ma
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 1995
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/81035373323364817109

博士 === 中國醫藥學院 === 中國醫學研究所 === 83 === In this paper, we apply statistic method to analysis inquiring data of 250 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE in short) patients and 141 normal people. Data of SLE patients were collected from Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan. We focus on the reationship between clinical characteristic of West Medicine and physical constitutional types of Chinese Medicine. The results were analyzed with t- test, Chi-square test and multidimentional Scaling. The result indicates that: on the study of constitutional characteristic, the distribution tendency of constitution for general public is predominant by Phlegm-Wetness type and Yin-Deficiency type; the constitution for SLE patients is more likely to be Yin-Deficiency type, Stasis type and Blood-Deficiency type. We also discover that patients with nephrotic syndrome are related to Blood-Deficiency type; patients with photosensitivity are related to Yin-deficiency; oral ulcer are related to Chi- Deficiency type; symptoms of chest, abdomen and nervous system are related to Yang-Deficiency type. Moreover, the symptoms of malar rash, dry mouth and eyes, raynaud phenomenon and arthritis are related to Phlegm-Wetness type and Stasis type of pathological constitution, they are also more close related to Yin-Deficiency type and Blood-Deficiency type. On top of that, as the complexity of mixture constitutional type increases, the Disease Activety Index increases as well. These study results not only can help us under standing the constitutional characteristic of SLE patients, but also serve as a stepping stone for the integration of Chinese Medicine and modern West medicine.