Patient's question:
Approximately, the effect of taking medicine is not very obvious. X-ray shows no problem with the bones, middle school student. What are the treatment methods for periostitis?Doctor's answer:
The treatment of orbital osteomyelitis mainly involves the following three methods:1. Systemic Therapy: The cause should be addressed accordingly. For cases caused by systemic infections or focal infections, sulfonamides or antibiotics should be administered. Hormones may be used when necessary, and any potential primary foci should be completely removed.
2. Local Therapy: Cold compresses can be applied during the inflammatory stage. For inflamed cases, drainage through incision may be necessary. In tuberculosis cases, after incision, necrotic bone and purulent tissue should be scraped out, and streptomycin should be infused.
3. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Therapy: Treatment should be implemented based on the principle of syndrome differentiation and treatment. For cases with excessive heat-toxin, heat-clearing and detoxification should be applied. For confirmed cases with cold and deficiency, tonifying deficiency and dispelling cold should be used. For cases with yin deficiency and internal heat, nourishing yin and clearing heat should be adopted. For cases with dual deficiency of qi and blood, tonifying qi and nourishing blood should be the approach.