痛风性关节炎中医外治法的研究进展

Research Progress of External Therapy of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Gouty Arthritis

痛风性关节炎是由于人体内嘌呤代谢障碍产生的疾病,血尿酸沉积在关节、组织中可以造成多种损害,还可以并发心脑血管疾病、肾功能衰竭,甚至危及生命,是糖尿病、代谢综合征、血脂异常、慢性肾脏病和脑卒中的独立危险因素。近年来痛风性关节炎的发病率呈上升趋势,随着生活水平的提高和人口老龄化的到来,痛风性关节炎的负担可以预见的将继续加剧。本文归纳了痛风性关节炎的中医外治方法,以期为临床医师充分认识痛风性关节炎的诊疗现状提供资料,并为中医治疗痛风性关节炎的进一步研究提供参考。

Gouty arthritis is a disease caused by purine metabolism disorders in the human body.Uric acid deposition in joints and tissues can cause a variety of damage,and can also be complicated by cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases,renal failure,and even life-threatening.It is an independent risk factor for diabetes,metabolic syndrome,dyslipidemia,chronic kidney disease and stroke.In recent years,the incidence of gouty arthritis has been on the rise,and with the improvement of living standards and the arrival of an aging population,the burden of gouty arthritis can be expected to continue to increase.This article summarizes the external therapy of traditional chinese medicine of gouty arthritis,in order to provide information for clinicians to fully understand the diagnosis and treatment status of gouty arthritis,and provide reference for further research on the treatment of gouty arthritis by Chinese medicine.