title: [Distribution of Syndrome Types of Chinese Medicine in Acute Infectious Diarrhea].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe syndrome types of Chinese medicine (CM) and distribution features of acute infectious diarrhea patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study was performed in 465 acute infectious diarrhea patients. The distribution of CM syndrome and syndrome types in different seasons and genders were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Lack of appetite [381 (81.94%)], fatigue [350 (75.27%)], abdominal pain [338 (72.69%)], tenesmus [325 (69.89%)], anal scorching hot [276 (59.35%)], nausea [25 (55.48%)], diarrhea [249 (53.55%)], short yellow-urine [240 (51.61%)], thirsty [210 (45.16%)], and abdominal distention [206 (44.30%)] were most often seen. The syndrome distribution were sequenced as intestinal damp heat syndrome [268 (57.63%)], dyspeptic retention in intestine and stomach syndrome [106 (22.80%)], cold-damp invading exterior syndrome [47 (10.11%)], Pi-Wei qi deficiency syndrome [23 (4.95%)], cold-damp disturbing Pi syndrome [21 (4.52%)]. The incidence ratio of intestinal damp heat syndrome was the highest in autumn (P < 0.01), while that of cold-damp invading exterior syndrome was the highest in winter (P < 0.01). Cold-damp disturbing Pi syndrome was more often seen in females than in males (P < 0.01), and its incidence ratio was the highest in autumn (P < 0.05). The incidence ratio of dyspeptic retention in intestine and stomach syndrome was the highest in winter (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Intestinal damp heat syndrome was the most often seen in acute infectious diarrhea. Incidence ratios of in- testinal damp heat syndrome and cold-damp disturbing Pi syndrome were higher in autumn, while those of cold-damp invading exterior syndrome and dyspeptic retention in intestine and stomach syndrome were higher in winter. Cold-damp disturbing Pi syndrome was more often seen in females.
authors.forename: Qing-yan
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Jian-jie
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Qi-hua
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Ya-nan
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012621:Seasons