Patient's question:
The patient has been treated for some time, and has undergone surgery for intussusception. Previous treatment and outcomes for allergic purpura: Now there are 7 bleeding points. What kind of assistance is needed: What Chinese herbal medicines can be used to cure allergic purpura?Doctor's answer:
Purpura, also known as Henoch-Sch?nlein syndrome, is a relatively common microvascular disease. The causes include allergies such as infectious diseases, food allergies, drug allergies, pollen, insect bites, etc., but the allergic cause is often difficult to determine. It is more common in children and adolescents, with a higher incidence in males than females. There is often a history of upper respiratory tract infection 1 to 3 weeks before onset.Treatment principles:
1. Remove the allergenic factor if possible.
2. Simple cases can be treated with compound rutin, calcium preparations, vitamin C, and antihistamines.
3. For fever and arthritis, corticosteroid hormones can be used, but they cannot prevent kidney damage. For stubborn chronic nephritis, immunosuppressants can be added.
4. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment: Syndrome differentiation and treatment based on clinical diagnostic symptoms.
Western medicine treatment commonly uses the following Western drugs:
1. Antiallergic drugs: Cetirizine, Chlorpheniramine, Calcium Gluconate.
2. Drugs to reduce vascular permeability: Tranexamic Acid, Rutin, Vitamin C.
3. Platelet aggregation inhibitors: Dipyridamole.
4. Adrenal cortical hormones: Hydrocortisone, Prednisone (Prednisolone), Dexamethasone.
5. For nephrotic or prednisone-resistant cases, immunosuppressants (such as cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, and other chemotherapy drugs) are also used.