Diagnostic Essentials for Carbuncle in Chinese medicine:
(1) It happens frequently in the middle-aged and old patients and is mostly seen in the patients with diabetes in particular.

(2) It occurs mostly in the areas with thick and tough skin and is mostly seen on the nape and back in particular.

(3) This disease is usually divided into four stages, nicknamed four manifestations, and each stage lasts for about seven days.
Formation: The local region is red in color and swollen with a mass, manifested by a pus dot in the center, or pruritus or pain. Progressively, the tumefaction enlarges gradually, with red color and burning pain, lots of put dots and serious pain.

(4) This disease is accompanied by obvious general symptoms. The total count of peripheral leukocyte and neutrophil ratio are obviously enhanced. In the middleaged and old patients, blood sugar and urine sugar should be tested, together with culture of purulent fluid.

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