| Abstract: | OBJECTIVE:To observe changes in platelet agglutination before and after treatment of 35 cases of chronic severe hepatitis with both western medicine and TCM.METHOD:The 35 patients were divided into 3 types,namely,the type of deficiency of yin in the liver and kidney,the type of liver depression and spleen deficiency,and the type of accumulation of damp-heat,compared with a control group of 24 patients treated simply with western medicine.RESULT:The therapeatic effect obtained in the treatment group was markedly more satisfactory than in the control group( P <0.05).During the early period of the treatment PAG in the treatment group rose significantly,with marked difference as compared with the control group( P <0.01).During the middle period,PAG also rose greatly compared with that before the treatment( P <0.05),but with no marked difference compared with the control group( P >0.05).CONCLUSION:PAG is one of the important criteria for the diagnosis of chronic severe hepatitis In treating this disease,it is advisable to use both wester medicine and traditional Chinese medicine. |
