Patient's question:
Three months ago, I went to the hospital for a check-up. The doctor told me I had allergic purpura. For three months, I've been taking medication, but every time it gets better, it keeps recurring. How long do I have to keep taking this medicine?Doctor's answer:
Currently, there are various conventional treatment methods for purpura in both Chinese and Western medicine, such as instrumental therapy, oral corticosteroid treatment, topical corticosteroid treatment, and more. Although these methods can appropriately control the condition, purpura tends to recur, addressing only symptoms rather than the root cause, making it difficult to treat allergic purpura. Due to the long-term use of hormones and immunosuppressants in the human body, it leads to greater dependence and drug resistance. The dosage increases over time, and the side effects become more numerous, even leading to hair loss, various infections, and damage to the body itself. Gradually, drug resistance develops, and these medications gradually lose their effectiveness, while the frequency of purpura attacks increases. In the end, it becomes increasingly difficult to control the condition, and the treatment of purpura becomes more challenging.