Zhu Zhenhua's Clinical Experience in Treating Pediatric Chronic Sinusitis Complicated with Adenoid Hypertrophy
Professor Zhu Zhenhua believes that chronic sinusitis and adenoid hypertrophy in children have a mutual in-fluence on anatomy,physiological structure,etiology,and pathogenesis.According to clinical observations,children with chronic sinusitis and adenoid hypertrophy have a certain tendency towards physical constitution,and their pathogenesis can be basically summarized as lung and spleen qi deficiency,phlegm and dampness accumulation in the sinuses and ori-fices.Therefore,treatment should supplement the lungs and Qi,strengthen the spleen and dispel dampness.The pre-scription of Shenling Baizhu Powder was modified to include Codonopsis pilosula,Atractylodes macrocephala,Astrag-alus membranaceus,Yam,Poria cocos,White Lentils,Coix seed,Acorus tatarinowii,Platycodon grandiflorus and Lic-orice,and renamed as Shenling Tongqiao Powder.It has shown excellent therapeutic effects in treating pediatric chronic sinusitis complicated by adenoid hypertrophy.Introduce Professor Zhu Zhenhua's experience in treating pediatric chron-ic sinusitis complicated with adenoid hypertrophy,and provide one case study as evidence.