A 36-year-old man has had sore low back and knees for eight months. Dry throat is worse in the afternoon and evening, with night sweating during sleep and occasional tinnitus. He feels heat in the palms and soles. Tongue is red with scant coat. Pulse is thin and rapid. What is the most likely pattern?
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Low-Back Weakness and Night Sweating: Pattern
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Scanty Coating
A scanty coating often suggests fluid or Yin deficiency and is an important clue to a deficiency-rooted pattern.
Thin Pulse
A thin pulse commonly suggests Blood deficiency, Yin deficiency, or general deficiency of substance.
Kidney Yin Deficiency
Kidney yin deficiency gives rise to deficient heat and presents with low-back weakness, tinnitus, and night symptoms.
Yin Deficiency with Internal Heat
Deficient yin gives rise to internal heat, often with low-grade fever, night sweats, and five-center heat.