QI Xin, LI Jin. Nursing Experience of Traditional Chinese Medicine Plaster Therapy in Treating a Case of Cervical Abscess[DB/OL].Clinical archives of integrative medicine, 2025.
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QI Xin, LI Jin. Nursing Experience of Traditional Chinese Medicine Plaster Therapy in Treating a Case of Cervical Abscess[DB/OL].Clinical archives of integrative medicine, 2025. DOI: 10.12209/CAIM202506050006.
Nursing Experience of Traditional Chinese Medicine Plaster Therapy in Treating a Case of Cervical Abscess
This study reports the nursing process of a 64-year-old patient with cervical abscess (heat-toxin accumulation syndrome) complicated by diabetes mellitus. The patient presented with a 10 cm × 10 cm erythematous, painful swelling and purulent discharge on the posterior neck, diagnosed in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as "disordered nutrient qi rebelling into the muscles" and in Western medicine as cervical abscess with type 2 diabetes. Herbal compress therapy (external application of Sophora flavescens, Phellodendron amurense, etc.*, mixed with vinegar) was combined with anti-infection treatment and glycemic control, alongside TCM syndrome-differentiated nursing assessment and interventions. Integrating the pathological theory of abscess from Huangdi Neijing with modern nursing practice, this case explores the clinical value of herbal compress therapy in complex cervical abscess management, providing a reference for similar cases.
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