Theoretical basis for the treatment of FN in TCM (IMAGE)
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The holistic concept and dialectical treatment guide Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) treatment of FN. From the perspective of TCM, the etiology of FN includes drug toxicity (toxicity of chemotherapy), invasion of external evil (pathogen infection), improper diet, and internal injury of emotion and spirit (psychological factors). The pathogenesis of FN involves internal injury fever (such as fever due to qi deficiency and fever due to blood deficiency). Treatment of FN includes tonifying qi and blood, warming yang and benefiting qi, strengthening the spleen and kidney, and other related approaches. FN, febrile neutropenia; TCM, traditional Chinese medicine.
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Xueqian Wang, Wei Hou, Kangdi Cao, Jinkun Wang
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