Chickenpox Flashcards
What are chickenpox?
An acute, highly contagious disease characterized by general vesicular eruptions.
What is the TCM aetiology of chickenpox?
Attack of seasonal wind-heat pathogen combines with accumulation of internal damp-heat.
What is the general tx principle for chickenpox?
Disperse wind and clear heat and vent the exterior to release toxins.
What are the three patterns of chicken pox?
Mild, moderately severe, and severe.
Which pattern includes heat in the qi level, diffuse clear filled vesicles, and low-grade fever?
Mild pattern.
What is the tx principle for mild pattern chickenpox?
Vent the exterior, clear wind, and clear the qi level.
What formula is used for mild pattern chickenpox?
Yin qiao san jia jian.
Which pattern includes wind-heat affecting the blood level, profuse vesicles containing reddish opaque fluids with flushed skin surrounding?
Moderatley severe pattern.
What is the tx principle for moderately severe chickenpox?
Cool the yang level and relieve toxicity.
What formula is used for moderately severe chickenpox?
Qing ying tang jia jian.
Which pattern includes deep purple vesicles, high fever, extreme thirst, deep yellow and scanty urine?
Severe pattern.
What is the tx principle for severe pattern chickenpox?
Cool blood, drain fire and toxicity.
What formula is used for severe pattern chickenpox?
Qing wen bai du yin.
