A Case Report of Xiaochaihu Decoction(小柴胡汤)Combined with Western Medicine in Treatment of Relapsing Polychondritis
ZHOU Hairong
XU Zhen
LI Dake
Abstract：This paper reports a case study of applying modified Xiaochaihu Decoction(小柴胡汤)in the treatment of relapsing polychondritis.Relapsing polychondritis is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by recurrent inflammation of cartilage tissues in the whole body,leading to severe respiratory distress,respiratory failure,and death in severe cases.At present,western medicine treatment primarily relies on glucocorticoids and immunosuppressants,and the therapeutic effects are not ideal.In traditional Chinese medicine,this disease belongs to the categories of"sore severing auricle","laryngeal paralysis",and"bone paralysis".In this case,the treatment took reconciling the Shaoyang as the principle and applied modified Xiaochaihu Decoction combined with western medicine,which effectively alleviated the main symptoms of patients,reduced the dosage of western medicine,and played a role in reducing toxicity and enhancing efficacy.
Keywords：relapsing polychondritisreconcile Shao-yangXiaochaihu Decoction
Publication Date：2025-04-05
Online Publishing Date：2026-05-22(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 465-469 )