With four decades of clinical experience, Dr. Chen excels in the cross diagnosis and treatment of internal medical diseases, particularly rheumatism, employing theories and methods of both western and traditional Chinese medicine. Under the theoretical guidance of traditional Chinese medicine, she has adopted the combined therapy of Chinese and western medicine in the treatment of rheumatism, which has not only proved to be effective, but also has contributed to the development of the mechanism of treating rheumatism with traditional Chinese medicine. She has summed up a number of effective prescriptions for the treatment of rheumatic arthritis, systematic lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis, polymyositis, scleroderma and arthrolithiasis. Besides, she has published over 40 academic papers and authored or co-authored 12 books.
In recognition of Dr. Chen’s outstanding contributions, the municipal government of Shanghai has awarded her a number of prizes for progress in science and technology. In 1994, she was awarded a Certificate of Inclusion by Cambridge International Biographical Center. She has visited the United States, Japan, Southeast Asian countries, Taiwan and Hong Kong for academic exchange for a number of times. In addition, Dr. Chen is member of the Rheumatology Committee of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Director of Shanghai Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Deputy Director of the Rheumatology Committee of Shanghai Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and member of the Committee of Internal Diseases of Shanghai Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
A 43-year-old Japanese lady visited Dr. Fei for scleroderma in 1995. The skin of her whole body was as rough as leather. It was purplish brown and her trichopores were incapable of perspiration. Her face looked like a mask; her hands and legs were rather stiff and her joints hurt when she moved about; she even had difficulty in breathing and swallowing food. Besides, her menstruation had stopped for several months. Those symptoms were diagnosed as systemic scleroderma by doctors of Western medicine and steroid-therapy proved to be ineffective. Dr. Fei treated her with the Chinese methods of tonifying the Qi and activating the Xue (blood) and dissolving the mass and softening the hard. Half a year later, the excuviae on her body began to flake off and her skin began to have itchy feeling. By and by, her skin began to soften and its pigment became lighter. One year later, her breathing and swallowing of food became normal. She has been living and working like other normal people since then.
A thirty-eight-year-old Ms. Chen had high fever and arthralgia in June 1986. After visiting a number of hospitals without unequivocal diagnosis and effective treatment, she finally turned to Dr. Shen in February 1989. The ultrasonic cardiography showed that she had a medium amount of hydropericarium and mitral valve insufficiency. Regular urine test albumin (+); ESR 88mm/h. Lupus cells were found twice the normal amount in her blood tests. She was diagnosed as SLE with carditis and nephritis.
After she took Dr. Shen's prescriptions of traditional Chinese medicine for one and a half months, her hydropericarium was significantly relieved, which was completely absorbed one month later. Another half a month later, her electrocardiogram became normal. Altogether, she stayed in the hospital for 139 days, and she only used Chinese medicine for treatment (No hormones, immunesuppressive agents, or any kind of western diuretic medicine was used). Since then she has been paying regular visits to Dr. Shen. She has resumed her normal life for six years.
2. SLE, erythema, pericarditis and nephritis
A thirty-four-year-old Ms. Shu first visited Dr. Shen in February 1990. Before that, she had suffered from wandering pain and morning stiffness in her joints for six years. There were red spots in her face and hands, which would deepen remarkably after exposure to sunshine. Clinic examinations found that the red spots on her face were erythematic spots, her hands had discoid red spots and edematous erythema, her nails were surrounded by erythematic spots, and her palms were also full of red petechiae. She was diagnosed as SLE with erythema, pericarditis and nephritis.
After taking Dr. Shen's prescriptions for four months, the erythematic spots on the patient's face and hands disappeared and the pain in her joints was eased. Then she stopped the therapy without consulting Dr. Shen. In June 1990, the patient returned to Dr. Shen's because she had a relapse. In addition to the above-mentioned symptoms, she had a small amount of hydropericarium. Dr. Shen resumed the previous therapy of traditional Chinese medicine plus 12.5mg of Prednisone per day. In January 1991, the patients symptoms were eased and hydropericarium disappeared. By July 1991, the erythematic spots on the patient's face had gone, and her urinary albumin was (+). She continued to take Dr. Shen's prescriptions of Chinese medicine, but the amount of Prednisone dropped to 10 mg per day, which dropped by 2.5 mg per day every half a year. Two years later, when the intake of Prednisone dropped to zero, she began to take only Chinese medicine. Now all the erythematic spots and other pigmented spots have disappeared and her facial skin is as white and smooth as before; and her joint pain has also gone.New hairs have grown up on her head where the old ones had fallen off, and the once softened and thinned nails have also returned to their normal state. This time she has not stopped her regular visits to Dr. Shen, although her conditions have been stable. She has resumed her normal life for five years.
3. SLE, Encephaledema, coma, and liver dysfunction
A thirty-year-old Ms. Gu visited Dr. Shen in November 1993. She complained of aches in the muscles and joints of her whole body for half a year. She was constantly thirsty. A physical examination found red spots on her face and hands, and photaesthesia. She was diagnosed as SLE, immunohepatitis syndrome. She was in coma for a few days after she was admitted to hospital. After the treatment by Dr. Shen for two months, her conditions began to improve; and in March 1994, she was discharged from hospital but she continued to receive outpatient treatment. By June 1995, she had recovered and resumed her normal life.