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TCM Dermatology

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wind, damp, heat (fire), parasites, toxin blood stasis, blood deficiency, liver and kidney deficiency, improper diet, excessive emotions, genetic intolerance

Etiology and Pathology: Wind

1. rapid onset, skin lesions come and go, unfixed, entire body or upper body
2. Itchy flaky scaly dry
3. pale skin and relapse by cold weather due to wind cold, red skin relapse by heat- wind heat

Etiology and Pathology: Damp

swollen skin with with blisters, erosion, exudation
low body, relapse, lingering and refractory, chest distress, poor appetite, fatigue, greasy, tongue

Etiology and Pathology: Heat

red, swollen skin itchy burning pain, combine pustule erosion, purpuras
acute, rapid progress, attack upper body whole body
fever, red, dry , irritable, constipation, red tongue, yellow coat, rapid pulse

Etiology and Pathology: parasites

intense itch, insect crawling on skin
lesions, blisters, erosion, exudation, scabs
contagious