Objective To compare the difference of therapeutic effects between vessel pricking therapy and Prednisone for treatment of henoch-schonlein purpura nephritis（HSPN）.Methods Seventy cases of acute purpura nephritis sy...Objective To compare the difference of therapeutic effects between vessel pricking therapy and Prednisone for treatment of henoch-schonlein purpura nephritis（HSPN）.Methods Seventy cases of acute purpura nephritis syndrome were randomly divided into an observation group （40 cases） and a control group （30 cases）.Patients in observation group were differentiated into sthenic and asthenic syndromes.Vessel pricking therapy was applied at Hégǔ（合谷 LI 4）,Qūchí（曲池 LI 11）,Xuèhǎi（血海 SP 10） etc.by three-edged needle for sthenic symptom;shallow needling was used at Píshū（脾俞 BL 20）,Shènshū（肾俞 BL 23）,Zúsānlǐ（足三里 ST 36） etc.by filiform needle for asthenic syndromes.The control group was treated with oral administration of Prednisone.The symptom score of TCM,24 h urinary protein,red blood cell count of urinary sediment of both groups were observed before and after treatment and therapeutic effects were compared.Results The total effective rate of 92.5%（37/40） in observation group was superior to that of 80.0%（24/30） in control group,and there was a significant difference between two groups （P0.05）;the symptom score of TCM,24 h urinary protein,red blood cell count of urinary sediment were all improved in both groups after treatment （all P0.05）,and moreover,the improvement in observation group was superior to that of control group （all P0.05）;after treatment,the symptom score of TCM of sthenic syndrome was lower than that of asthenic syndrome in observation group （P0.05）.Conclusion Vessel pricking therapy has a significant therapeutic effect for treatment of HSPN,superior to that of oral administration of Prednisone,and the therapeutic effect is better for treating sthenic syndrome than for asthenic syndrome.展开更多
基金Supported by Research Project of Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Hebei Province:2009128
文摘Objective To compare the difference of therapeutic effects between vessel pricking therapy and Prednisone for treatment of henoch-schonlein purpura nephritis（HSPN）.Methods Seventy cases of acute purpura nephritis syndrome were randomly divided into an observation group （40 cases） and a control group （30 cases）.Patients in observation group were differentiated into sthenic and asthenic syndromes.Vessel pricking therapy was applied at Hégǔ（合谷 LI 4）,Qūchí（曲池 LI 11）,Xuèhǎi（血海 SP 10） etc.by three-edged needle for sthenic symptom;shallow needling was used at Píshū（脾俞 BL 20）,Shènshū（肾俞 BL 23）,Zúsānlǐ（足三里 ST 36） etc.by filiform needle for asthenic syndromes.The control group was treated with oral administration of Prednisone.The symptom score of TCM,24 h urinary protein,red blood cell count of urinary sediment of both groups were observed before and after treatment and therapeutic effects were compared.Results The total effective rate of 92.5%（37/40） in observation group was superior to that of 80.0%（24/30） in control group,and there was a significant difference between two groups （P0.05）;the symptom score of TCM,24 h urinary protein,red blood cell count of urinary sediment were all improved in both groups after treatment （all P0.05）,and moreover,the improvement in observation group was superior to that of control group （all P0.05）;after treatment,the symptom score of TCM of sthenic syndrome was lower than that of asthenic syndrome in observation group （P0.05）.Conclusion Vessel pricking therapy has a significant therapeutic effect for treatment of HSPN,superior to that of oral administration of Prednisone,and the therapeutic effect is better for treating sthenic syndrome than for asthenic syndrome.
