Effect of external washing of traditional Chinese medicine in the adjuvant treatment of children with hand-foot-mouth disease and its influence on the levels of serum inflammatory factors and immunoglobulin
ObjectiveTo observe the effect of external washing of traditional Chinese medicine in the adjuvant treatment of children with hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) and its influence on the levels of serum inflammatory factors and immunoglobulin. MethodA total of 105 children with HFMD admitted to our hospital from February 2018 to December 2020 were selected as the research subjects, and they were divided into control group (52 cases) and observation group (53 cases) according to the random number method. The children in the control group had water bath based on the routine treatment, whereas the children in the observation group had external washing using traditional Chinese medicine Ganlu Xiaodu micropills based on the routine treatment, for one-week treatment course. The traditional Chinese medicine syndrome scores, the levels of inflammatory factors and serum immunoglobulin were compared between the two groups. ResultsBefore intervention, there were no statistically significant differences in the scores of fever, oral ulcer, cutaneous herpes, nausea and vomiting, and diarrhea between the two groups (P>0.05). After one week of intervention, the scores mentioned above significantly decreased in both groups, and the observation group yielded lower scores as compared with the control group, with statistically significant differences (P<0.05). Before intervention, there were no statistically significant differences in white blood cell (WBC) counts and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels between the two groups (P>0.05). After one week of intervention, the abovementioned indicators significantly decreased in both groups, and the observation group yielded lower levels in comparison with the control group, with statistically significant differences (P<0.05). Before intervention, there were no statistically significant differences in the levels of IgA, IgG and IgM between the two groups (P>0.05). After one week of intervention, the levels as above significantly increased in both groups, and the levels in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group, with statistically significant differences (P<0.05). ConclusionExternal washing of traditional Chinese medicine in the adjuvant treatment of HFMD children can significantly improve the clinical symptoms, decrease the levels of serum inflammatory factors and increase the levels of serum immunoglobulin.