Chronic idiopathic pruritis using traditional Chinese dietary considerations.
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Chronic idiopathic pruritis using traditional Chinese dietary considerations.
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JASA (2020), Hartmann, Jennifer L.
Abstract
Chronic idiopathic pruritis is an itch originating from unknown sources that lasts greater then six weeks. A 30-year-old female reported a chief complaint of chronic idiopathic pruritis. From a traditional Chinese medicine perspective she displayed signs and symptoms consistent with Spleen qi deficiency with accumulation of Damp-Heat, Liver qi stagnantion and Blood deficiency leading to deficient and stagnant Heat stirring Wind. She had been previously seen by an internist, four dermatologists, two neurologists, and an allergist at the Mayo Clinic, showing inconclusive results of all biomedical tests. while there were clear pathophysiological mechanisms within traditional Chinese medicine that affected this case, the patient was unusually slow to respond to treatment. Careful case management and the introduction of traditional Chinese dietary considerations ultimately proved to be an effective intervention for this patient. this case history shows the needs for further research to determine efficacy and establish effective treatment mechanisms of action fir treatment of this condition.
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JASA
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Language
English
issn
2377-3723
issue
3
page end
19
page start
14
volume
7