[Clinical study on treatment of exogenous infection caused fever by infantile umbilical paste].
OBJECTIVE
To observe the effect of infantile umbilical paste (IUP) in abating infantile fever.


METHODS
Two hundred and twenty cases were randomly divided into two groups, the 120 cases in Group A were treated with IUP and the 100 cases in Group B treated with compound Aspirin (APC). The effect in abating fever and side-effects were observed.


RESULTS
The total effective rate of the two groups were not statistically different (P > 0.05). But a better effect in abating fever was shown in Group A 4 hrs later (P < 0.01). The effect in patients of age under 1 year was the best.


CONCLUSIONS
IUP has good effect in abating infantile fever, and it shows no influence on white blood cells, liver and kidney functions.
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Affiliated Hospital of Hubei College of TCM, Wuhan 430061.
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D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003139:Common Cold / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008517:Phytotherapy; D014472:Umbilicus
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal