| Purpose:This thesis analyzes Western-Chinese combination treatments for herpes zoster in Sichuan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine so as to provide supporting data for the development and popularization of a combined clinical pathway among dermatologists.Methodology:60 patients qualified for this retrospective case study were divided into two age groups for further research:31 patients in young-middle aged group and 29 patients in middle-elder aged group. A comparative study between the two groups is made through observing information on gender, course of disease, focus, and application of Western-Chinese combined medicines as well as comparing efficacy, duration and expenses of hospitalization between the two groups.Results:No significant differences were found between the two groups in terms of the choice of specific medications such as syndrome differentiation upon hospitalization, Chinese patent drugs, drugs for external use, antiviral drugs, analgesics, neurotrophic drugs, glucocorticoids as well as in the duration of duration when antiviral drugs, analgesics and glucocorticoids are used. Compared with young-middle aged group, middle-elder aged group requires longer time for the administration of Chinese patent drugs, drugs for external use, neurotrophic drugs and higher hospitalization expenses although no significant differences were found between the two in efficacy.Conclusion:the Western-Chinese Combination treatments (herbal decoction + antiviral drugs + neurotrophic drugs+ Chinese patent drugs + external application + glucocorticoids + analgesics) adopted in our hospital are applicable to patients with herpes zoster aged from 18 to 75 for their good efficacy, short course and low cost, and these treatments can be referred to for the formulation of a combined clinical pathway in this regard.
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