Guest guest Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 I have a question. My patient is diagnosed with Lichen Sclerosus in the vulvar area. (Here some info about it: " Lichen sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that causes substantial discomfort and morbidity, most commonly in adult women, but also in men and children. Any skin site may be affected (and, rarely, the oral mucosa) but lichen sclerosus is most common in the anogenital area, where it causes intractable itching and soreness. Progression to destructive scarring is common. There is increased risk of developing vulval cancer, and there are links with penile cancer " ). This condition is generally treated by long term steroid application. Patient will try all alternative stuff. She is 40 y.o. Pale complection. Pale tongue, reddish tip, very scanty white fur. Slightly swollen. Pulse is empty, 72 bpm. Tendency to have cold limbs. She has an anxious personality. She exersises regularly and has a healthy diet. Her chief complains were constipation (since childhood, dry, difficult to push) and severe allergies. Later - white vaginal discharge and itching. Any experiences or advises will be greatly appreciated. I thought she had a systemic yeast infection and was trying to address it. Do we have special herbs for lichen? Can I still treat it as if she has a fungus? What are the alternative substitutes for the steroids? Thanks in advance Tatiana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 Several things come to mind. One would be internal heat clearing and blood moving herbs along with direct application of an herbal sitz bath. I would like to see more frequent BM as this can lead to more toxins lingering in the lower jiao (not helpful for lower jiao problems). The second has to do more with western diagnostics and blood tests for various inflammatory markers. I would refer you and your patient to read Omega Rx Zone by Dr. Barry Sears. Scar tissue forms when the fluid medium around the cells diminishes leading to friction and thickening of the cell membrane. This is turn can create many issues. Anyway, in the text he suggests omega 3 oils and tells of their importance with all inflammatory conditions. He gives sources for newly developed blood tests to monitor supplimentation as well as sources of pharmaceutical grade product and why this is important. Let me know if you have more questions. Later Mike W. Bowser, L Ac > " tgaid " <tgaid >Chinese Medicine >Chinese Medicine > Lichen Sclerosus >Sat, 18 Dec 2004 16:27:21 -0800 > > >I have a question. >My patient is diagnosed with Lichen Sclerosus in the vulvar >area. > >(Here some info about it: " Lichen sclerosis is a chronic >inflammatory skin disease >that causes substantial discomfort and morbidity, most >commonly in adult women, but also in men and children. Any >skin site may be affected (and, rarely, the oral mucosa) but >lichen sclerosus is most common in the anogenital area, >where it causes intractable itching and soreness. >Progression to destructive scarring is common. There is >increased risk of developing vulval cancer, and there are >links with penile cancer " ). > >This condition is generally treated by long term steroid >application. >Patient will try all alternative stuff. > >She is 40 y.o. Pale complection. >Pale tongue, reddish tip, very scanty white fur. Slightly >swollen. Pulse is empty, 72 bpm. Tendency to have cold >limbs. She has an anxious personality. She exersises >regularly and has a healthy diet. > Her chief complains were constipation (since childhood, >dry, difficult to push) and severe allergies. Later - >white vaginal discharge and itching. > Any experiences or advises will be greatly appreciated. > >I thought she had a systemic yeast infection and was trying >to address it. > Do we have special herbs for lichen? Can I still treat it >as if she has a fungus? What are the alternative >substitutes for the steroids? > > >Thanks in advance > >Tatiana > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 tgaid wrote: > Can I still treat it as if she has a fungus? Hi Tatiana! Well, this isn't TCM but . . . it would be instructive to apply topically something with tolnaftate in it. If it gets better it is indeed a fungus. Can't take this internally but you can get it really cheap at Wal-Mart. Regards, Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 > > > > Thank you very much for the advices. I will use them. Tatiana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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