title: [Study of Chinese medicine syndrome patterns in 346 patients with papular eruption].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the Chinese medicine (CM) syndrome laws of patients with pruritic papular eruption (PPE), thus providing reference for its classification and standard diagnosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using multicenter, prospective trials in 346 PPE patients,the correlations between sex, age, infection route, and CD4 levels and CM syndrome patterns were analyzed. The syndrome laws correlated with PPE was studied from the macroscopic and microscopic aspects.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no statistical difference in sex, age, or CD4 level among various CM syndrome patterns. There was statistical difference in the infection route among various CM syndrome patterns. Pi-deficiency dampness-accumulation syndrome occurred more in patients infected by blood. Wind production induced by heat in blood syndrome occurred more in those infected by sexual contact. Blood deficiency wind dryness syndrome occurred in those infected by intravenous drug abuse.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Wind production induced by heat in blood syndrome, blood deficiency wind dryness syndrome, and Pi-deficiency dampness-accumulation syndrome exist in CM syndrome types of AIDS. There was statistical difference in different infection routes of the distribution of each syndrome type.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostics, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing.
authors.forename: Yan-Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yu-Guang
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005076:Exanthema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011537:Pruritus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D055815:Young Adult