Objective:To evaluate the clinical efficacy of the method of clearing away heat inankylosing spondylitis mainly involve peripheral in active phase.To explore the ankylosingspondylitis TCM Etiology,Pathogenesis and new treatment.Methods:60patients were divided into two groups randomly:the treatment group(30cases,treated with traditional Chinese medicine)and the control group(30cases,treatedwith Sulfasalazine Tablets).All patients received a course of treatment of six months.Adopting the ASAS20and BASDAI50standards developed by international ASASWorking Group and efficiency of TCM Syndromes criteria to evaluate the efficiency ofChinese medicine treatment of AS.Results:After treatment,the syndromes scores,physical signs,the primaryefficacy,inflammatory index of groups both improved. The difference between the twogroups was statistically significant.Conclusion:the method of clearing away heat effectively alleviate the symptoms ofpatients with ankylosing spondylitis,signs,lower ESR and CRP remission of disease,security, worthy of clinical use. |