浅论阳虚在间质性肺疾病中的作用

间质性肺疾病(ILD)是威胁人类健康的重大难题,目前西医治法临床疗效并不乐观,而中医疗法注重辨证论治,旨在巩固根本,在ILD治疗中具有独到优势,成为临床研究的热点.2012年发布的《弥漫性间质性肺疾病的中医证候诊断标准》进一步规范了ILD的中医辨证分型,对指导临床诊疗具有积极意义,但该标准中对阳虚证型只是一略而过,重视...

Role of yang deficiency in interstitial lung disease

Interstitial lung disease(ILD)has become a major problem threatening human health because of its high mortality and disability rate.At present,there is no specific treatment in western medicine,mainly using glucocorticoids and antioxidant therapy,but the clinical efficacy is not optimistic,while the traditional Chinese medicine focuses on consolidating the fundamental.It has unique advantages in the treatment of ILD and has become a hot spot in clinical research.The Diagnostic Criteria of TCM Syndromes for Diffuse Interstitial Pulmonary Disease published in 2012 further standardizes the TCM dialectical typing of ILD,which is of positive significance for guiding clinical diagnosis and treatment.However,we find that the criteria only slightly overlook the yang qi exhaustion syndrome and pay insufficient attention to it.According to our clinical and research findings,yang qi exhaustion is an important factor in the occurrence and development of pulmonary fibrosis.Therefore,this paper will discuss the role of yang qi exhaustion in ILD.