What are the TCM causes and pathogenesis of erysipelas? Erysipelas is an acute inflammation of the skin's reticular lymphatic vessels and superficial connective tissue caused by streptococcal infection. It usually occurs on the lower legs and face, and is one of the common diseases of the lymphatic system. Below, we invite experts from Shanxi Yikang Peripheral Vascular Hospital to introduce the TCM causes and pathogenesis of erysipelas.
When it occurs on the head and face, it is due to the epidemic toxins of heat and evil heat in the air, or the transformation of wind-heat evil into fire toxins. When it occurs on the waist and hips, it is due to excessive liver fire. The damp-heat of the spleen channel boils together. When it occurs on the lower limbs, it is due to the downward movement of damp-heat, which transforms into fire toxins. When it occurs in children, it is due to fetal fire and fetal toxins. In general, the onset of erysipelas is always caused by blood heat and fire toxins.
① Wind-Heat Fire Exuberance: Due to pre-existing heat in the blood, combined with wind-heat fire-toxin evils, these two evils interact, blocking the meridians, accumulating in the muscles and skin, leading to disease.
② Liver Channel Stagnant Fire: Internal injuries from the seven emotions lead to qi stagnation transforming into fire, resulting in excessive liver fire. The internal fire toxins manifest externally on the skin.
③ Damp-Heat Fire Exuberance: Irregular diet, overconsumption of spicy and roasted foods, causing spleen dysfunction, generating internal damp-heat, which transforms into fire toxins.
④ Toxic Evil Internal Invasion: Due to puncture wounds, scratching, nose-picking, insect bites, external injuries, etc., where skin damage allows toxic evils to invade, blocking the meridians, causing stagnation of qi and blood, leading to erysipelas.
What are the TCM causes and pathogenesis of erysipelas? The above is a detailed introduction by experts on the TCM causes and pathogenesis of erysipelas, hoping it will help you. If you have more questions, you can consult online with experts from Shanxi Yikang Peripheral Vascular Hospital. Finally, I wish you good health.
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