Patient's question:
I am from Yangzhou. My niece is 7 years old. Two weeks ago, she was diagnosed with allergic purpura. The Maternal and Child Health Hospital prescribed some antiallergic medications and vitamin C tablets. So far, she has only had routine blood tests twice. This treatment really makes me uneasy. What should we do next?Doctor's answer:
Childhood purpura is one of the most common hemorrhagic diseases in pediatrics. It is characterized by purple spots or bruises on the skin. The skin does not fade. It is often accompanied by bleeding from the nose, gums, joints, and internal organs. This condition falls under the categories of "spot" and "blood disease" in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).TCM believes that this condition is often caused by a weak constitution in children and the weakness of internal organs. It may also be due to wind-heat pathogenic toxins, pulse fire, internal dampness fire, injury to the stomach meridians, insufficient kidney yin, excessive deficiency fire, weakness of the spleen and stomach, or weakness of the spleen and stomach.
All of these factors can lead to irregular blood flow and cause it to overflow from the pulse.