WANG Chunling. Clinical Insights from Integrative Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Nursing Care for a Patient with Erysipelas: A Case Study[DB/OL].Clinical archives of integrative medicine, 2025.
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WANG Chunling. Clinical Insights from Integrative Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Nursing Care for a Patient with Erysipelas: A Case Study[DB/OL].Clinical archives of integrative medicine, 2025. DOI: 10.12209/CAIM202504130001.
Clinical Insights from Integrative Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Nursing Care for a Patient with Erysipelas: A Case Study
This article summarizes the integrative traditional Chinese and Western medicine nursing experience for a patient with erysipelas of the left lower extremity. Based on nursing assessments and syndrome differentiation in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), interventions included conventional nursing care, dietary regulation, psychological support, lesion management, and pain control. The treatment protocol combined Western medicine (piperacillin sodium and sulbactam sodium for injection) with oral administration of herbal decoctions for clearing heat, cooling blood, drying dampness, and detoxifying, complemented by external application of herbal compresses for heat-clearing and detoxification. This multimodal approach effectively alleviated symptoms, enhanced therapeutic efficacy, and accelerated recovery.
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