[Preliminary study on features of syndrome distribution and cluster analysis for AIDS patients with pulmonary
Xiu-xia Ma1, Li-ran Xu2, Dong-xu Wang3
1AIDS Clinical Research Center, First Affiliated Hospital, Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou (450000), China.
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.
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