| ObjectiveThe thermal state of the surface of human body do react the internal organs function. This study selected 251 cases of AIDS and 118 people of the constitution with balanced yin and yang, using infrared imaging test equipment, acquisition of the thermography of AIDS treatment in patients with three different stages of human organs and meridians, and compared with the thermography of cases of the constitution with balanced yin and yang, to observe the thermal differences between the cases of AIDS and people of the constitution with balanced yin and yang whose zang and fu organs and meridians, and AIDS groups in different stages of treatment of the organs and meridians of the hot trends, in order to obtain HIV-infected people in the zang and fu organs and meridians thermal characteristics.MethodsThis study is a prospective clinical study. From 2008 to 2009, we have collected infrared thermal imaging of 3 stages of AIDS patients who have been diagnosed in Beijing Ditan Hospital and You'an Hospital; People of the constitution with balanced yin and yang who are coming from a normal physical examination, and who have the constitution with balanced yin and yang evaluated by the constitution scale of TCM and without any diseases, and with the infrared thermal imaging in the phase of 2008-2009. The environment of collecting thermograph is constant, and the temperature and the humidity are strictly controlled.Then discuss the experimental data and analyze the experimental results.Results1. The differences of thermal states between AIDS patients and people of the constitution with balanced yin and yang:1.1 There are significant differences between AIDS patients and people of the constitution with balanced yin and yang on governor vessels and conception vessels (p<0.01);and the calorific value of AIDS patients below that of people of the constitution with balanced yin and yang. No significant difference exists between the two groups' calorific values of shen que.1.2 There are significant differences between AIDS patients and people of the constitution with balanced yin and yang on the calorific value of the triple energizer (p<0.01).The calorific value of the upper energizer of AIDS patients is higher than that of people of the constitution with balanced yin and yang. While the calorific value of the other two energizers is lower.1.3 Significant differences exist between AIDS patients and people of the constitution with balanced yin and yang of the calorific values of the Lungs,the Liver,the Kidney,the Lifegate (p<0.01).And the calorific value of the Lungs of the AIDS patients is higher.While the calorific values of the Liver, the Kidney, the Lifegate of the AIDS patients are lower than people of the constitution with balanced yin and yang(p<0.01).There is no significant difference between the two groups' calorific values of the Heart and the Spleen(p>0.05). 1.4 There is significant difference between the two groups' calorific values of the stomach,the small intestine,the bladder and the large intestine (p<0.01).And the calorific value of AIDS patients is lower.2 The differences of thermal states about AIDS patients with 3 different stages:2.1 About the calorific values of governor vessels,conception vessels and shenque, there are differences between every two stages except stage 2 and stage 3 (p<0.05).2.2 There are significant differences between stage 1 and stage 3 about the calorific values of the upper energizers, and so be between stage 2 and stage 3 (p<0.01). There is no significant difference between every two stages about the middle energizers and the lower energizers except between stagel and stage 2 of the lower energizer (p<0.05).2.3 There are significant differences between every 2 stages about the calorific values of the Lung except between stage 1 and stage 3 (p<0.01).There are significant differences between every 2 stages about the calorific values of the Heart and the calorific value is getting lower and lower every time (p<0.01).There is no significant difference between every two stages about the calorific values of the Liver. The change status of the Spleen is the same with the Lung.The Kidney is the same situation with the Life-gate whose calorific value is getting lower and lower among three stages.And there is significant differences between stage land stage 2 and between stage 1 and stage 3 (p<0.01).2.4 There is no significant difference between every two stages about the calorific values of the stomach and the bladder.Compare with stage 1, the calorific value of the small intestine is very different from stage 2 and stage 3 (p<0.05).The calorific values of the Large intestine is different between stages 2 and stage 3, and it's the highest of the third stage.Conclusion1 The thermal status of AIDS patients is lower than normal group (including the governor vessel and conception vessel,the middle energizer and the lower energizer,the Liver,the Kidney,the Life gate,the stomach,the small intestine,the bladder,the left and the right large intestine). There is no significant difference between the two groups about the calorific value of the shenque. While the calorific value of the upper energizer and the Lung is higher than the normal group.This suggests the differences between AIDS group and the normal group on body thermal structure.Compared with normal group, the AIDS group has a lower calorific value.This illustrates that the healthy qi of AIDS patients is significantly lower than normal group, while the functions of transmitting yuan-qi and transporting water of the triple energizer are affected to some extent, the function of ascending and distributing qi of the upper energizer has been hampered which generating heat. And the function of absorbing and distributing food nutrients of the middle energizer and the functions of excreting faeces and urine of the lower energizer is involved apparently because of the disorder movements of qi.As the calorific value of zang-organs is much lower than normal group, it suggests that the functions of storing and generating essence of zang-organs of patients have declined. The calorific value of the patient's fu-organs is also much lower than normal group, it suggests that the functions of receiving and transporting food nutrients and dregs of fu-organs of AIDS patients have lowed.2 The statistical results of longitudinal parameters preliminarily suggest that the thermal state of the AIDS group in different stages, That is to say, the calorific value of the governor vessel and conception vessel,shenque and the lower energizer is the highest at stage 1, and the lowest at stage 2. The calorific value of the upper energizer. the Lung,the Heart,the Kidney,the Life-gate and the small intestine lower for the 3 stages. There is no significant difference among the calorific values of the middle energizer. the Liver,the stomach,the bladder of the 3 stages.The calorific value of the large intestine is the highest at stage 3. While the calorific value of the Spleen is the lowest at stage 3.From the calorific values of the governor vessel and conception vessel and shenque of AIDS groups, it seems that healthy qi of AIDS groups has a downward trend after rising. While the trend of lowering of the calorific value about the upper energizer. the Lung,the Heart,the Kidney,the Life-gate suggests that the functions ofgenerating and storing essence of zang-organs have lowed to some extent; Compare to stage 1, the calorific value of the small intestine is lower significantly which suggests that the function of separating the lucid from the turbid have descended to some extent.However, the function of the Liver has no significantly changed;the calorific value of the stomach and bladder of fu-organs have no significant differences that may suggest the functions of receiving and storing of the stomach and excreting urine of the bladder may not be affected. The function of the large intestine also has abnormal changes which suggests the large intestine has a stagnant of humid and heat, and it is the most serious at the stage 3.The calorific value of the spleen decreases significantly at the stage 3, which shows that the function of transportation and elevating lucid,commanding blood has also been damaged to some extent. |
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