Distribution of traditional Chinese medicine patterns in 324 cases with hepatitis B-related acute-on-chronic liver failure: a prospective, cross-sectional survey.

CONCLUSIONS: There are four major patterns of HB-ACLF, including the Heat Toxin Stagnation Pattern, the Damp-heat Obstruction Pattern, the Yang Qi Deficiency Pattern, and the Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency Pattern. The Heat Toxin Stagnation and Yang Qi Deficiency Patterns are the representative patterns in the early and late stages of HB-ACLF. In the middle stage of HB-ACLF, the TCM patterns vary in a complicated manner, with no significant difference among the patterns. Treatment for HB-ACLF should vary with the different representative patterns in the early and late stages. PMID: 23427385 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Tags: J Tradit Chin Med Source Type: research