Objective
To investigate the clinical effect of Ailanthus bark liquid for external treatment of herpes zoster.
Methods
A total of 148 patients with herpes zoster were selected in the department of rehabilitation medicine of Wendeng Central Hospital from January 2011 to October 2014.Patients were randomly divided into two groups according to the random number table method. The treatment group included 78 patients and control group included 70 cases. The treatment of 0.25 g/d ganciclovir intravenous infusion was given to control group. The treatment group was given Ailanthus veneer liquid and 0.25 g/d ganciclovir intravenous infusion. After one course (10 days) treatment,the therapeutic effect was evaluated according to the standard of efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine ( TCM ). The visual analog scale ( VAS ) was used to evaluate the degree of pain before and after treatment. VAS pain score, time of stop blister scab, scabby time, time of skin lesion disappeared and the difference of treatment efficacy were compared between two groups. SPSS17.0 software was used to analyze the data. Data of VAS pain score, time of stop blister scab, scabby time,time of skin lesion disappeared before and after treatment were normal distribution and expressed as χ±s . T-test was used for the comparison of groups. Chi-square test was used for the analysis of quantitative data. P<0.05 was taken as the statistical standard.
Results
There were 62 cases were cured, 14 cases were improved, and the total effective rate was 97.44% ( 76/78 ) in treatment group.There were 41 cases were cured, 20 cases were improved, and the total effective rate was 87.14% ( 61/70 ) in control group. There was a significant difference in effective rate between two groups (χ2=9.390, P<0.05 ).There were significant differences in VAS pain score, pain disappearing time, scab and skin lesion subsided time between two groups ( t=2.582, 2.214, 2.107, 2.188, P<0.05 ).
Conclusion
Ailanthus bark liquid has obvious curative effects on herpes zoster.