Question
How should a five-and-a-half-year-old child with allergic purpura be treated and cared for?
Answer
Allergic purpura is a bleeding disorder caused by allergic reactions leading to damage of small blood vessels throughout the body. Traditional treatments include symptomatic management and the use of corticosteroids, but corticosteroid therapy has side effects and is not easy to cure completely. Chinese medicine treatment for this condition is more effective and has fewer side effects. Treatment methods primarily using atropine combined with compound licorice glycosides can effectively alleviate symptoms, shorten the course of the disease, and reduce recurrence. If symptoms such as drowsiness or confusion occur, it may be a sign of encephalitis or hemorrhage, and timely dehydration treatment should be performed. Since allergic purpura is often triggered by allergens, patients should avoid eating spicy and irritating foods.