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@#BACKGROUND: To explore the clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) complicated with drug-induced erythroderma. METHODS: The clinical data of 12 AIDS patients with drug-induced erythroderma in our hospital were retrospectively analyzed. The general information, offending medications, complications, modified severity-of-illness score for toxic epidermal necrolysis (SCORTEN) scores, and disease outcome spectrums were analyzed. RESULTS: Drug-induced erythroderma was mostly caused by antiviral drugs, antituberculosis drugs, antibiotics, traditional Chinese medicine, and immune checkpoint inhibitors. The spectrum of sensitizing drugs was broad, the clinical situation was complex, and infections were common. The affected areas were greater than 40% body surface area in all patients. The modified SCOTERN score averaged 3.01±0.99. All patients were treated with glucocorticoids, and nine patients were treated with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) pulse therapy at the same time. The average time to effectiveness was 7.08±2.23 days, and the average hospital stay was 17.92±8.46 days. Eleven patients were cured, and one patient died of secondary multiple infections, who had a modified SCORTEN score of 5 points. The mortality rate in this study was 8.3%. CONCLUSIONS: The clinical situation of AIDS patients with drug-induced erythroderma in hospitalized patients is complex and the co-infection rate is high. The use of modified SCORTEN score may objectively and accurately assess the conditions, and the use of glucocorticoid combined with IVIG therapy may improve the prognosis.
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BACKGROUND@#To investigate the effectiveness of topical application of 4% formaldehyde as a minimally invasive treatment of rectal bleeding due to chronic radiation proctitis (CRP) under direct vision of electronic colonoscope.@*METHODS@#The clinical data of 13 CRP patients complicated with ≥ grade II bleeding admitted to our hospital between January 2003 and December 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. Under the guidance of electronic colonoscope, 4% formaldehyde combined with 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) suppositories was topically applied. Patients were followed up for two months after treatment, and the therapeutic effectiveness was observed and analyzed.@*RESULTS@#The rectal bleeding due to CRP was markedly reduced after topical application of 4% formaldehyde under colonoscope in all 13 patients. The bleeding stopped after one treatment session in 11 patients and after the second session in 2 patients. 5-ASA was also applied along with the use of 4% formaldehyde. The therapeutic effectiveness was satisfactory during the 1- and 2-month follow-up period.@*CONCLUSION@#Topical application of 4% formaldehyde under the direct vision of colonoscope as a minimally invasive treatment for CRB-induced bleeding is a simple, effective, affordable, and repeatable technique without obvious complications, which deserves further exploration and promotion.
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Objective To analyze the clinical effect of Jiawei Shegan Mahuang decoction for bronchial asthma and to compare its effect with that of routine western medicine therapy. Methods This was a randomized controlled clinical trial. Fifty-four patients with bronchial asthma (exterior cold and interior rheum pattern) were included and randomly divided into two groups, with 27 cases in each group. Patients in the control group were treated with routine western medicine therapy and the treatment group adopted Jiawei Shegan Mahuang decoction for two consecutive courses. The TCM syndrome integral, lung function, variation rate of peak expiratory flow (PEF), clinical efficacy and adverse reactions before and after treatment were observed and recorded based on an observer-blinding design. Results Compared with the control group, patients in the treatment group had significantly decreased total scores (and scores for each item) of TCM syndrome integral and variation rate of PEF (P0.05). Conclusion Jiawei Shegan Mahuang decoction has better clinical effect in improving the symptom and pulmonary function of patients with bronchial asthma (exterior cold and interior rheum pattern) compared with routine western medicine, and it can decrease the variation rate of PEF, indicating a promising clinical future, with its pharmacological mechanism and key components remaining to be further studied.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate cutaneous aging patterns of residents in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, and their contributing factors.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Eight hundred and forty-eight Hangzhou residents received the survey between March 2004 and September 2004.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Facial wrinkling first occurred at 21 years of age and skin elasticity began to lose at 22 years of age. In middle-aged and old people, facial wrinkling and looseness escalated with the increase of ultraviolet (UV)-exposure time, indicating the accelerating effect of a higher accumulative dose of UV radiation on skin aging. Only Fitzpatrick types II, III and IV were found in the skin phototypes of residents in Hangzhou area, and Fitzpatrick type II seemed to be much more subject to severe wrinkling, elasticity destruction and skin tumors than types III and IV. The oily skin was more protected against wrinkling and facial looseness than dry skin. However, as to concomitant cutaneous diseases, no difference was found among different skin types.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Age, solar-exposure time, Fitzpatrick type and skin type are the associated forces in promoting skin aging, and emotional factor seems to be another independent risk factor. The age of 49 years and 2 h/d of solar-exposure time seem to be the turning points responsible for dramatic changes of cutaneous appearance in the process of skin aging in Southeast China.</p>
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Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Aging , Pathology , China , Epidemiology , Data Collection , Prevalence , Skin , Skin Aging , Pathology , Skin Diseases , Epidemiology , PathologyABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the clinical effect of dog-day acupuncture and tortoise-shell moxibustion combined with pelvic floor muscle exercises for treatment of female stress urinary incontinence.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Seventy one cases were randomly divided into two groups. Thirty six cases in the observation group were treated with acupuncture on Zhongji (CV 3), Zigong (EX-CA 1), Chize (LU 5) etc. and tortoise-shell moxibustion on Shenque (CV 8) combined with pelvic floor muscle exercises; while thirty five cases in the control group were treated with only pelvic floor muscle exercises. The scores of the International Consultation Committee on Incontinence Questionnaire Short Form (ICI-Q-SF) and the Medical Outcomes Survey Short Form-36 (SF-36) were evaluated before and after treatment, and the scores of SF-36 were also compared with 35 cases in normal group.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total effective rate of 91.7% in the observation group was higher than that of 77.1% in the control group (P < 0.05). The dimensions of SF-36 of stress urinary incontinence patients were remarkably lower than those of normal group (all P < 0.05). The scores of ICI-Q-SF were decreased while the scores of SF-36 were increased obviously after treatment in both the observation group and the control group, there were pronounced improvements on physiological function, pain, physical activity, social function and affection function in the observation group (all P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The quality of life for female stress urinary incontinence patients may be poor, however the dog-day acupuncture and tortoise-shell moxibustion combined with pelvic floor muscle exercises can improve the symptoms of urinary incontinence and increase the quality of life of patients.</p>
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Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Acupuncture Therapy , Exercise Therapy , Moxibustion , Muscle Contraction , Muscles , Treatment Outcome , Urinary Incontinence, Stress , TherapeuticsABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the interventional effect of electroacupuncture combined with catgut implantation at acupoints for treatment of simple obesity of heart and spleen deficiency type.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Sixty five cases were randomly divided into an observation group (33 cases) and a control group (32 cases). The observation group was treated with electroacupuncture combined with catgut implantation at acupoint therapy, the electroacupuncture was applied at Zhongwan (CV 12), Xiawan (CV 10), Guanyuan (CV 4), Tianshu (ST 25), ect. and catgut implantation was given at Zhongwan (CV 12), Tianshu (ST 25), Qihai (CV 6), etc. The control group was treated with electroacupuncture only. The body weight, body mass index (BMI), waistline, waist hip ratio (WHR), Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), Hamilton anxiety scale (HAMA) and Hamilton depression scale (HAMD, 17 items) were evaluated before and after treatment, and these were also compared with those of 35 nomal cases.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total effective rate of 93.9% in the observation group was higher than that of 84.4% in the control group (P < 0.05); the body weight, BMI, waistline, WHR, PSQI, HAMD and HAMA of simple obesity cases were obviously higher than those of normal cases (all P < 0.05). The scores of above indexes were all obviously decreased in both groups after treatment (all P < 0.05), and the improvement was more significant in observation group (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The sleep quality reduction and mental and psychology disorder exist in simple obesity patients, and electroacupuncture combined with catgut implantation at acupoints can reduce weight effectively, and at the same time improve the sleep quality and regulate psychological state.</p>