Pulseless disease is an autoimmune disease which concerned with immune complex deposits, usually caused by septicemia, by tuberculosis or syphilis, or may be involved in rheumatic fever and in rheumatoid disease.Based on the symptoms, the disease is classified into blood vessel Bi category in traditional Chinese medicine.

Clinical Manifestations
Manifestations depend upon the vessels involved. In the early stages of the disease, dyspnea, cough and edema may be present and disappear later. Localized pain over the affected arteries, loss of arterial pulse, fever, dizziness, syncope,
headache and impaired vision with claudication in the upper or lower extremities are common, oarticularly in slight anemia.

And Western Medicine
Most patients have an increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate and creactive proteinis present. Aortographic studies are essential in confirming the diagnosis. In some cases, aortography may show localized aneurysms.

Treatment
Treatment in Western medicine. Prednisone, 10mg 3 times daily, can provide remission in most patients, but may be of no effect at all in few cases. When the condition is improved, the doses must be gradually decreased.
Cyclophosphamidum, 1 to 4mg/kg/day, can be administered orally or intramuscularly. The side effects such as marrow depression, hemuresis, impairment of the liver, gastrointestinal reaction and impairment of the oophoron must be prevent-ed and considered.Combined administration of prednisone and cyclophosphamidium in small dose can decrease drug toxicity.Other drugs such as indomethacinum, phenybutazonum, aspirinum are also advisable.

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