Research Article
Development of a Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome-Specific Scale for Ulcerative Colitis: The Large Intestine Dampness-Heat Syndrome Questionnaire
Table 1
The 18 items from LIDHS diagnostic criterion for UC patients based on literature review.
| Items | 1998 criterion [17] | 2002 criterion [18] | 2005 criterion [19] | 2010 criterion [20] | 2011 criterion [21] |
| Diarrhoea | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Abdominal pain | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Bloody purulent stool | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mucus stool | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Tenesmus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Anal burning | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Fever | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Scanty deep-yellow urine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Bitter taste in mouth | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Dry mouth | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Halitosis | No | No | No | Yes | No | Red tongue | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Greasy fur | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yellow fur | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Thick fur | No | No | No | No | Yes | Rapid pulse | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Slippery pulse | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Soft pulse | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
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Yes: the item exists in the criterion. No: the item does not exist in the criterion.
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