title: [Observation on imprints of the tongue caused by recurrent oropharyngeal ulcers and its clinical significance].
abstract: In this article 36 cases of recurrent oropharyngeal ulcers were differentiated according to the local condition of the oropharyngeal ulcerations, tongue pictures, pulse feeling and other signs and symptoms. The authors considered this disease as the deficiency syndrome accompanied with the excess syndrome. The three steps for treatment were: Treating the Biao (secondary) aspect for emergency, then simultaneous treatment of Biao and Ben (primary), and lastly reinforcing the body resistance. The course of treatment lasted three months. The whole effective rate was 86.21%. The patients were divided into A and B groups according to the situation, the area, the amount and the deep degree of oropharyngeal ulcerations. The result of observation on exfoliated cells by imprints of tongue of two groups, The positive rates of six indices in the imprints of tongue of B group were higher than those of A group obviously (P less than 0.05-0.005). It conformed to the serious condition of the patients of B group, in which the number and area and deep degree of ulcers were more and larger and deeper, and their distributions were often involved in pharynx and larynx. Therefore the observation of the imprints of tongue may pre-indicate the conditions of the illness which will get better or worse. A comparison of before- and after-treatment showed that positive rates of all indices were reduced markedly (P less than 0.05-0.005). It proved that the observation of tongue picture by the imprint was more sensitive and exact than by the naked eye. It was proved beneficial to evaluating the therapeutic effect and prognosis.
authors.forename: Z X
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Z Y
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D012008:Recurrence; D013281:Stomatitis, Aphthous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology*; D014456:Ulcer / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal