Research Article

Correlation between Traditional Chinese Medicine Symptom Patterns and the Renal Function, Immunologic Function Index, and Blood Coagulation Index in Patients with Henoch-Schönlein Purpura Nephritis

Table 1

The distribution of TCM patterns of symptoms in 262 HSPN patients.

PatternCasesConstituent ratio (%)

Dampness-heat accumulation15759.9
Liver-kidney yin deficiency4517.6
Qi and yin deficiency3312.6
Blood-heat bleeding249.9
Total262100

Notes. TCM: traditional Chinese medicine; HSPN: Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis.