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Yellow-water sore

黄水疮 〔黃水瘡〕huáng shuǐ chuāng

A sore exuding yellow fluid. Yellow-water sores start with a red macule within which a millet-shaped vesicle develops that is painful and itchy. When the vesicle ruptures because of scratching, a yellow watery discharge escapes, after which the sore forms a scab and heals. It most commonly affects infants and children and occurs on the head, ears, and neck, easily spreading to other parts of the body.

Biomedical correspondence: impetigo herpetiformis.

Medicinal therapy: Dispel wind and overcome dampness; clear heat and cool the blood. Appropriate formulas include Cimicifuga Toxin-Dispersing Beverage (升麻消毒饮 shēng má xiāo dú yǐn), and Scutellaria and Coptis Stomach-Clearing Decoction (芩连平胃散 qín lián píng wèi tāng). Indigo Powder (青黛散 qīng dài sǎn) can be applied topically.

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