CHENG Wu-zhong~1, XIE Shi-ping~. Analysis on tongue fur in 1 323 cases of HIV/AIDS[J]. Journal of Beijing University of traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 32(11): 790-792.
CHENG Wu-zhong~1, XIE Shi-ping~. Analysis on tongue fur in 1 323 cases of HIV/AIDS[J]. Journal of Beijing University of traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 32(11): 790-792.DOI:
Objective To study the characteristics of tongue fur in the cases of HIV/AIDS by applying clinical epidemiological method in order to discuss the cause and pathogenesis.Method The random sampling method of multiple-stage stratified cluster was used to collect and analyse the characteristics of tongue fur in 1 323 cases of HIV/AIDS and 778 control cases.Result Among the characteristics of tongue fur in the cases of HIV/AIDS yellow tongue fur accounted for 36.4%
yellow and white fur
12.8%
slimy fur
45.4%
thick fur
40.2%
rotten-curdy fur
0.9%
and powder-like fur
1.3%. The incidence rate of the above abnormal fur at mid-root tongue was higher in the cases of HIV/AIDS than that in the control cases(P<0.05).Conclusion The result of the study indicates that the pathogen of AIDS has the characteristics of dampness-turbid and heat-toxin.