Cryptogenic Multifocal Ulcerous Stenosing Enteritis Treated by Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine:A Case Report
Cryptogenic multifocal ulcerous stenosing enteritis(CMUSE)is a rare and difficult disease characte-rized by chronic recurrent intestinal obstruction and gastrointestinal bleeding caused by multiple ulcers and strictures of the small intestine.There is still a lack of mature and systematic guidance for the treatment of the disease.This paper reported a case of CMUSE mainly manifested as fatigue,abdominal distention,and edema of both lower limbs,who is treated by integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine.In western medicine treatment,hormone and symp-tomatic treatment are mainly used.In traditional Chinese medicine treatment,the method of fortifying spleen and rein-forcing healthy qi is taken as the basis;during the active stage of the disease,the method of moving qi and removing stagnation,clearing and removing dampness and heat,astringing and engendering flesh should be combined with,while during the remission stage,it is advised to unite with the method of diffusing lung and moving water,regulating and harmonizing zang-fu(脏腑)organs;simultaneously,replenishing qi and invigorating blood can be used through-out the treatment,and attach importance to the maintenance therapy of the traditional Chinese medicine immunomo-dulatory agent Tripterygium glycosides.After more than 2 years of treatment,the patient's clinical symptoms were significantly relieved,and all indicators basically restored to normal,having a stable condition.
cryptogenic multifocal ulcerous stenosing enteritisfortifying spleen and reinforcing healthy qiclearing dampness and heat and removing stagnationreplenishing qi and invigorating blood