Zhang F, Li YH, Ren W, Li SR, Chen YC. Clinical efficacy of a combination treatment of traditional Chinese medicine for scalp seborrheic dermatitis.
J Cosmet Dermatol 2023;
22:3072-3077. [PMID:
37218571 DOI:
10.1111/jocd.15818]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the clinical efficacy of a combination treatment of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in scalp seborrheic dermatitis (SSD) of differing severity.
METHODS
Our study included patients with typical SSD who visited the Medical Research Center for Hair and Skin at our hospital. Symptoms were evaluated using a "16-point scale" developed at the center. Patients who had mild SSD were treated with Pi Fu Kang Xi Ye (PFKXY), those with moderate SSD were treated with PFKXY combined with Run Zao Zhi Yang Jiao Nang (RZZYJN), and those with severe dermatitis were treated with PFKXY and RZZYJN along with garlicin enteric-coated tablets. Patients were asked to revisit 4 weeks later to evaluate the efficacy.
RESULTS
Symptom scores of all patients decreased by (5.48 ± 2.51) after treatment as compared with before treatment, and the results of t-test and correlation test were significant (p < 0.01). The scores of patients with mild, moderate and severe SSD decreased by 3.14 ± 1.83, 4.90 ± 1.77, and 8.05 ± 2.21, respectively, after treatment as compared with before treatment. Among them, the changes in scores of patients with moderate dermatitis before and after treatment were significant in the t-test and correlation test (p < 0.01).
CONCLUSION
In this study, the combination treatment of TCM showed significant efficacy in the treatment of mild, moderate, and severe SSD, and the efficacy was stable, especially for patients with moderate SSD.
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