ISSN 1674-3865  CN 21-1569/R
主管:国家卫生和计划生育委员会
主办:中国医师协会
   辽宁省基础医学研究所
   辽宁中医药大学附属医院

Chinese Pediatrics of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine ›› 2024, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (5): 377-379.

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Experience and reflection on traditional Chinese medicine treatment for precocious puberty in children and impaired height

  

  1. Yunnan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • Online:2024-10-25 Published:2024-11-03
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China (823745238207442182160924): Key Discipline Construction Project of High level Traditional Chinese Medicine of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (National Medical Education Letter [2023] No. 85): Construction Project of National Famous Traditional Chinese Medicine Expert Inheritance Studio (National Medical Education Letter [2022] No. 75): Qihuang Scholars - National Leading Talents in Traditional Chinese Medicine Support Program (National Medical Education Letter [2022] No. 6); Research and Development Plan of Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Department.Yunnan Provincial Department of Science and Technology Joint Major Project of Traditional Chinese Medicine (2019FF002-001): Yunnan Provincial Department of Science and Technology Science and Technology Plan Project (Q02301AS070084): Yunnan Provincial Academician Expert Workstation. 2023 Yunnan Province Graduate Mentor Team Building Project (Yunshi Degree [2023] No. 8):

Abstract: The clinical manifestation of precocious puberty is the premature development of secondary sexual characteristics, which can cause increased growth rate, rapid skeletal maturation, premature epiphyseal closure, etc. If not treated in time, it may cause children to be short in adulthood and increase the risk of endocrine diseases. Gonadotrophin releasing hormone analogue is the first choice in the treatment of this disease in western medicine, which can significantly inhibit the sexual development process by regulating the hypothalamicpituitarygonadal axis, but there is still controversy in terms of benefits to children's height. Traditional Chinese medicine therapy has been proven to be safe and effective in improving children's symptoms, regulating sex hormone levels, delaying gonadal development, improving height impairment, and increasing adult height. Professor Xiong Lei believes that the core pathological mechanism of this disease is kidneyyin deficiency and hyperactivity of liveryang fire. The treatment should be nourishing yin to strengthen the root, and lowering fire to clear sources. At the same time, for the patients with stagnated heat of liver channel, the method of dispersing stagnatedliver qi and clearing fire is used; for those with internal retention of phlegmdampness, the method of invigorating spleen to dissipate phlegm is used; for those with disharmony in the middle jiao, the method of invigorating spleen and harmonizing stomach is used. For children with rapid progression, gonadotrophin releasing hormone analogue can be used at the same time; for children with growth retardation and height impairment, recombinant human growth hormone should be considered to maximize their benefits to the height.

Key words: Precocious puberty;early breast development, impaired height, Zhibai Guiyuan Decoction