Objective: To analyze the clinical efficacy of acupoint application combined with doxycycline in the treatment of mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP) complicated with lung consolidation in children with phlegm - heat obstructing the lung syndrome.Methods: A total of 120 children with MPP complicated with lung consolidation and phlegm - heat obstructing the lung syndrome, admitted to Shandong University Qilu Hospital Dezhou Hospital from August 2022 to August 2024, were selected. They were divided into a control group (doxycycline) and an observation group (control group treatment plus acupoint application) using a random number table method, with 60 cases in each group. The treatment course was 10 days. The therapeutic efficacy, symptom disappearance time, hospitalization duration, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome scores, inflammatory factors [D - dimer (D - D), interleukin - 6(IL - 6), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), immunoglobulin - E (IgE), and C - reactive protein (CRP)], and adverse reactions were observed in both groups.Results: The total effective rate in the observation group was higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05). The time to symptom disappearance and the hospitalization duration in the observation group were shorter than those in the control group (P < 0.05). After treatment, the TCM syndrome scores and serum levels of inflammatory factors in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P <0.01). There was no statistically significant difference in adverse reactions between the two groups (P > 0.05).Conclusion: Acupoint application combined with doxycycline for treating MPP complicated with lung consolidation in children with phlegm - heat obstructing the lung syndrome can alleviate symptoms and inflammatory injury and shorten the hospitalization duration, representing an effective and safe treatment regimen.

Acupoint application  /  Doxycycline  /  Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia  /  Lung consolidation