Infrared imaging suggests asthma is associated with altered skin-temperature patterns at traditional Lung and Large Intestine pathway sites.
Researchers compared infrared thermal images from participants with bronchial asthma and healthy participants. They measured skin temperature at the throat, shoulder region, elbow, nose, Lieque, Pianli, nearby comparison areas, and the Yintang point, assessing differences between body sides, pathway sites, and control locations.
Healthy participants generally showed similar temperatures on corresponding left and right pathway sites and between most pathway sites and adjacent control areas. In participants with asthma, temperature patterns differed between sides at several pathway locations, supporting the interpretation that these traditional intermediary sites may show pathological responses during asthma.
