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What are the common clinical patterns? |
1. Damp heat 2. Blood heat with wind 3. Fire toxin 4. Miscellaneous |
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Which pattern? *lower body more commonly affected * exudation, erosion, yellow crusting * well circumscribed, edematous, clear demarcation * vesicular lesions, pompholyx thype * ears, nipples, intertriginous, inner thigh, genitals * erythema and erosion at base of the nail, reverse presentation * yellow greasy or slippery tongue coating * more likely to sweat, less prone to thirst |
Damp heat |
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Which pattern? *upper body more commonly affected * diffuse erythema of the face, chest, back, arms with dry scaling * bloody excoriation and scabs, little tendency to form yellow crusting * white dermographism, pallor, cold extremities * urticarial lesions * more intense itching (esp at night) * red tongue tip or red prickles on the tongue. Red sides |
Blood heat with wind |
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Which pattern? *tendency to form infx, erosion, exudation, pustules * sudden rapid progress of eczema after a period of quiescence. Burning of skin * severe itching, pain, vesicles, pompholyx type, red dry lesions of palms and soles, intensely red, well circumscribed, occasionally reverse presentation * recalcitrant nature *widespread eczema, exfoliative erythroderma |
Fire toxin |
