Measles Flashcards
What are measles?
Measles is very contagious, most commonly affects infants with a rash covering the whole body.
How do measles spread?
Through contact or inhalation of airborne droplets of respiratory secretions.
What is the TCM aetiology of measles?
Seasonal wind-heat pathogen that invades the LU and wei level.
What are the four patterns of measles?
Incipient heat, expression stage, regression stage, inversion-danger pattern.
Which pattern includes flu-like symptoms?
Incipient heat.
What is the tx principle for incipient heat measles?
Disperse wind and clear heat.
What formula is used for incipient heat measles?
Yin qiao san.
Which pattern includes a worsening fever, thirst, and developing rash?
Expression stage.
What is the tx principle for expression stage measles?
Clear heat and toxicity, disperse wind and vent the rash.
What formula is used for expression stage measles?
Tou zhen tang.
Which pattern includes receding fever and injured yin symptoms?
Regression stage.
What is the tx principle for regression stage measles?
Nourish and enrich yin, generate fluids and clear any residual heat.
What formula is used for regression stage measles?
Qing zao jiu fei tang.
Which formula appears during the expression phase as a result of toxins sinking deeper with high fever, severe coughing, panting, and inconsistent violent rash?
Inversion-danger measles.
What is the tx principle for inversion-danger measles?
Open and disseminate the LUs and vent the rash.
