dān

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Meaning of 丹毒

丹毒 means erysipelas; acute streptococcal skin infection. Pronounced dān dú.

  • erysipelas; acute streptococcal skin infection

Definitions & Examples

Huàn
zhě
miàn
chū
xiàn
diǎn
xíng
de
dān
zhèng
zhuàng
 
bàn
yǒu
gāo
hán
zhàn
 

The patient presented with classic facial erysipelas symptoms, accompanied by high fever and chills.

Xiǎo
tuǐ
dān
yào
shí
zhì
liáo
 
fǒu
néng
fǎn
zuò
dǎo
zhì
lín
shuǐ
zhǒng
 

Erysipelas of the lower leg requires prompt treatment; otherwise, it may recur and lead to lymphedema.

Zhōng
chēng
dān
wéi
 '
liú
huǒ
 '
 
duō
yóu
shī湿
xià
zhù
suǒ
zhì
 

Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to erysipelas as 'liuhuo' (flowing fire), often caused by damp-heat descending.

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