Application of high-frequency ultrasound in TCM syndrome differentiation of vulgaris psoriasis / 中华中医药杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To study the correlation between the thickness of psoriasis skin and TCM syndromes,and to find an uninjurious and effective way to determine TCM syndromes by high-frequency ultrasound.Methods:Eighty-seven patients were divided into three groupsblood-heat syndrome group,blood-dryness syndrome group and blood-stasis syndrome group.The patients' epidermal and dermal thickness of targeted psoriasis skin and surrounding normal area was measured by high-frequency ultrasonic apparatus.Results:The thickness of epidermal and dermal of psoriasis skin was thicker than that of surrounding skin,and it was more obviouse of derma.The dermal thickness indexes of blood-stasis patients was the biggest in the three groups(P