[Preliminary study on features of syndrome distribution and cluster analysis for AIDS patients with pulmonary infection].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate Chinese medical features of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients with pulmonary infection.


METHODS
Using cluster analysis method, Chinese medical syndromes of 196 AIDS patients with pulmonary infection were analyzed. The distribution features of each syndrome type were analyzed according to the severity and CD4+ numerical analysis.


RESULTS
Basic Chinese medical syndrome types could be summed up as three kinds: exterior invasion of wind heat and phlegm heat obstructing Fei syndrome (61 cases, 31.1%), Fei-Pi deficiency and Fei stagnation of phlegm syndrome (64 cases, 32.7%), Fei-Shen deficiency and yin deficiency induced inner heat syndrome (71 cases, 36.2%). There was statistical difference in the severity degree and the distribution of CD4 among the three syndrome types (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
AIDS patients with pulmonary infection involve Fei, Shen, and Pi. The pathogenic factors were related to "wind", "heat", "phlegm", and "xu". The Chinese medical syndrome distribution was closely correlated with patients' immunity.
AIDS Clinical Research Center, First Affiliated Hospital, Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou (450000), China.
Xiu-xia
XX
Ma
Department of Respiratory Diseases, Henan Provincial Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou (450004), China.
Li-ran
LR
Xu
Henan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou (475000), China.
Dong-xu
DX
Wang
Department of Respiratory Diseases, Henan Provincial Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou (450004), China.
Bing
B
Qu
AIDS Clinical Research Center, First Affiliated Hospital, Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou (450000), China.
Hui-juan
HJ
Liu
Department of Infection, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing (100015), China.
Zhi-hai
ZH
Cen
Department of Infection, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing (100015), China.
Gui-qin
GQ
Zhou
Department of Infection, Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital, Guangzhou (510000), China.
Xing-hua
XH
Tan
Department of Infection, Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital, Guangzhou (510000), China.
Yu-wen
YW
Cen
Department of Infection, Beijing You' an Hospital, Beijing (100069), China.
Li-jun
LJ
Sun
Department of Infection, Longtan Houspital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guangxi (100015), China.
Zhi-hao
ZH
Meng
Department of Infection, Longtan Houspital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guangxi (100015), China.
Ke
K
Lan
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D016711:Yang Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis; D016710:Yin Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis; D055815:Young Adult