Investigation of TCM Syndrome in 516 pulmonary tuberculosis patients

Objective To investigate characteristics of TCM syndromes of pulmonary tuberculosis,and to explore new methods for its treatment. Methods TCM syndrome scale was designed to investigate and summarize the characteristic of the syndrome, the syndrome of the general information, and the main clinical symptoms of 516 pulmonary tuberculosis patients. Results The between-group comparison of distribution of TCM syndromes in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis showed statistical difference (P＜0.05) . The occurrence rate of TCM syndromes in the 516 pulmonary tuberculosis patients were listed in descending order as follows:syndrome of both Qi and yin deficiency complicated with stasis ＞ syndrome of lung yin deficiency complicated with stasis＞syndrome of both Qi and yin deficiency＞syndrome of yin deficiency with various with age (P＜0.05) . Patients with blood stasis syndrome occupied 66.15% of the total number in the youth group; Patients with blood stasis syndrome occupied 78.03% of the total number in the middle-aged group;distribution of TCM syndromes was statistically different with the initial treatment and re-treatment (P＜0.05) .Patients with the blood stasis syndrome occupied 72.73% of the total number in the initial group, patients with effulgent fire ＞ lung yin deficiency syndrome.① The distribution of TCM syndromes was statisticallyvarious with age (P＜0.05) . Patients with blood stasis syndrome occupied 66.15％ of the total number in theyouth group; Patients with blood stasis syndrome occupied 78.03％ of the total number in the middle-aged group;Patients with blood stasis syndrome occupied 78.22％ of the total number in the old-aged group. ② Thedistribution of TCM syndromes was statistically different with the initial treatment and re-treatment (P＜0.05) .Patients with the blood stasis syndrome occupied 72.73％ of the total number in the initial group, patients withthe blood stasis syndrome occupied 75.61％ of the total number in the re-treatment group.③ The distribution of TCM syndromes was statistically different with the main symptoms (P＜ 0.05 ) . Conclusion All 516 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis had Yin deficiency. There were 380 patients had the stasis, occupying 73.64%.Therefore, the methods of nourishing yin and removing blood stasis should be used to treat patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Key words: Tuberculosis;  TCM syndromes;  Syndrome differentiation;  Syndrome of yin deficiency Complicated with stasis