Drug Rash

Question 1

What is Drug Rash?

Answer 1

It is a skin reaction caused by drugs through oral or injection.

Question 2

What is the onset of Drug Rash?

Answer 2

It is most commonly acute onset.

Question 3

Chinese name for Drug Rash

Answer 3

Yao Wu Xing Pi Yan

Question 4

Etiology + pathogenesis of Drug Rash

Answer 4

Weak constitution — invasion by toxins

Wind-heat invading Couli, trying to digest drug, the Wei Qi is compromised or impaired

Damp-heat accumulating in the skin and muscle

Fire toxins invading the skin and Zangfu

Question 5

The following patterns of ________?

Wind-Heat
Damp-Heat
Blood-Heat
Fire Toxin
Qi + Yin Xu

Answer 5

Drug Rash

Question 6

The following are S/sx of Drug Rash due to _________?

Question 7

The following are S/sx of Drug Rash due to _________?

P: Rapid + Slippery

Answer 7

Damp-Heat

Question 8

The following are S/sx of Drug Rash due to _________?

Heat and LR signs

More severe

Answer 8

Blood Heat

Question 9

The following are S/sx of Drug Rash due to _________?

More severe than Blood Heat, more systemic

Answer 9

Toxic Fire

Question 10

The following are S/sx of Drug Rash due to _________?

Answer 10

Qi + Yin Xu

Question 11

Main points for treatment of Drug Rash due to Wind-Heat

Answer 11

LI-4:
LI-11:
GB-31:
GB-20: Expels Wind (Internal or External)
SP-10: Clear Heat from Blood + Regulate Blood
BL-12:
LU-5:
LU-10:

Question 12

Main points for treatment of Drug Rash due to Damp-Heat?

Answer 12

LI4, LI11, SP6, SP9
SP10: Regulate Blood + activates SP channel
LU-5:
LU-10:

Question 13

Treatment principles for Drug Rash due to Wind-Heat

Question 14

Treatment principles for Drug Rash due to Blood Heat?

Answer 14

Nourish Blood
Clear Heat

Question 15

Treatment principles for Drug Rash due to Toxin Heat

Answer 15

Clear Fire
Detoxification

Question 16

Main points for treatment of Drug Rash due to Blood Heat

Answer 16

PC7 + LR2: Clear Blood Heat affecting HT + LR
PC-6 + SP-4: Chong

Question 17

Main points for treatment of Drug Rash due to Toxin Heat

Answer 17

LR-2:
GB-43:
ST-44:
HT-8:
PC-8:
SJ-2:
LI-4:
LI-11:
SP-10:
LU-5:
LU-10:
GB-36: Detoxification of whole body

To nourish body after clearing heat-
ST-36:
SP-3:

Answer 18

ST-36

Clear little heat left
LU-5:
LU-10: