Chapter 3159: 2954 Thick Eyebrows, Big Eyes

Lin JiaoJiao frowned and asked, "Are you looking for Zheng Lao Ban to see a doctor?"

"It must be what Old Liu said." Su Yun didn't mind, he casually said, "This morning Old Liu told me about a child's matter; I guess it's this Doctor Zhao's child."

Although she was a bit unhappy, Lin JiaoJiao couldn't very well criticize Old Liu in front of Zheng Lao Ban. Besides, he's still a doctor at their hospital; saying too much would affect unity.

Zheng Ren stood up, "Let's first take a look at the patient."

Saying that, he pressed the intercom, "Old Liu, Doctor Zhao has arrived, I'll go take a look, you go ahead."

"Okay, Zheng Lao Ban." Liu Xu zhi responded.

Zheng Ren turned and walked out, seeing a young doctor under thirty standing at the operating room door, looking tense and uneasy. Seeing Zheng Ren come out, she immediately said, "Teacher Zheng, sorry to disturb you. Director Liu said you might come today, so I've been waiting here."

"It's fine, where's the child?"

"In the doctors' duty room."

"Let's take a look first." Zheng Ren grabbed a sterile gown and put it on, then walked out of the operating room with her.

"How is the child?"

"Typical centripetal obesity; I suspect hormone use. But I've checked everything the child eats and uses several times and found nothing containing hormones." Doctor Zhao said helplessly, "Moon face, thick eyebrows, puffy cheeks, and development has also been affected."

No matter how you analyze it, this is exactly the aftereffects of using glucocorticoids. Although Doctor Zhao is young, after all she's a doctor, she herself suspects it's hormone-induced aftereffects, yet she can't find the source—this is hard to imagine.

It's really strange; Zheng Ren pondered, beginning to figure out what was going on.

This simply doesn't make sense, not knowing where the problem lies, Zheng Ren mused all the way to the duty room with Doctor Zhao.

The child lay on the bed sleeping; the first thing visible were two thick eyebrows.

Thick eyebrows and big eyes are normally a compliment, but for a two-year-old to have eyebrows as thick as an adult's, no matter how you look at it, it seems weird.

The system panel glowed red, with three diagnoses clearly written: first-degree avascular necrosis of the femoral head, eczema, and diabetes.

"Uh... this isn't a minor issue; a two-year-old actually has femoral head necrosis! How long would they have had to take hormones?!"

Moreover, there's diabetes, and the child is only two years old.

Zheng Ren frowned at the sleeping child. His face was very fat, his mouth looked like it was holding a nut, protruding outward. At first glance he seemed rather cute, but paired with those two thick eyebrows, it was especially strange.

"What does he usually take for medicine?" Su Yun asked.

"I dare not give him medicine; the formula and supplemental food his family gives him have been carefully selected, there's no problem." Doctor Zhao said.

"Did he just have a nebulizer treatment?"

"Yes, his immunity has been a bit off lately, he keeps catching colds, so I didn't dare add dexamethasone to the nebulizer, just gave him protease and a small amount of gentamicin."

Hearing the voices, the child woke up. He whined and stretched out his hands, wanting Doctor Zhao to hold him.

The child's body was very fat, but his arms were especially thin, thin like hemp stalks, waving wildly in the air.

The diagnosis should be clear—centripetal obesity caused by glucocorticoids. Zheng Ren thought it over, and based on the system panel's confirmation, he formed a rough guess.

"Doctor Zhao, does the child have any minor ailments?" Zheng Ren asked.

"Bedwetting..." Doctor Zhao said.

"That doesn't count; bedwetting will improve after a while. Anything else?"

"Because he often wets the bed, he has eczema. He's seen doctors, but it keeps recurring and refuses to heal."

"What medicine do you use to treat the eczema? Does it get better after medication, then flare up again after stopping for a while?" Zheng Ren immediately asked.

"Yes." Doctor Zhao said, "I've been using Lan Cao Gao ointment, and it works quite well."

"Um... Lan Cao Gao, does it contain medicine?"

"No." Doctor Zhao said doubtfully, "Doctor Zheng, I've read the instructions for Lan Cao Gao; its ingredients are all Chinese herbs, containing no glucocorticoids. At first I also suspected it, but after examining it many times and consulting the prescribing doctor, they all said the product does not contain hormones."

"Let me have a look at the medicine." Zheng Ren said firmly.

"Boss, do you suspect there's a problem?" Su Yun asked.

"Well, diet, environment, medication—we can only start from these aspects. As for diet, Doctor Zhao has changed the formula and supplemental food many times, so we'll set that aside for now. That leaves medication..."

Saying that, Zheng Ren pointed at the child's neck.

The rash had spread from the back to the neck, where obvious eczema could be seen.

"The eczema is quite clear; now we highly suspect the medication used to treat the eczema is the cause." Zheng Ren said.

Su Yun picked up his phone and began searching.

Then he handed the phone to Zheng Ren, "Boss, look at the instructions."

The instructions clearly state—Lan Cao Gao, a proprietary Chinese medicine. It's an ointment with the effects of dispelling decay, promoting tissue growth, detoxifying, and relieving pain. It treats ulcers caused by heat-toxin stagnation; symptoms include painful ulcer surfaces, bright red color, and pus about to dissipate.

Adverse reactions are not yet clear, contraindications are not yet clear.

Ingredients—purple gromwell, angelica, saposhnikovia, rehmannia, angelica dahurica, frankincense, myrrh.

After Doctor Zhao hung up the phone, she had someone bring the Lan Cao Gao over. Seeing Zheng Ren reading the instructions, she said, "Teacher Zheng, indeed, this is the insert from the medicine box. All ingredients are Chinese herbs, no Western medicine, and no hormones."

"Does it work well after use?"

"Good, the eczema clears up in 24 hours." Doctor Zhao said.

"Is this... medicine? I don't see an approval number on it." Zheng Ren asked after reading the instructions.

"Teacher Zheng, Lan Cao Gao is a skincare product bought online. A friend's child used it and said it worked well, so I started using it; it's pricey, but the effect is decent."

"Skincare product..." Zheng Ren had never dealt with this before, but seeing the ingredients were all Chinese herbs, he didn't know what to say.

"A few days ago you were telling me about Blood Purifier and Cinnabar Red, weren't you?" Su Yun asked doubtfully, "Boss, what are you thinking about?"

"I approve of herbal skincare; historical records even note that during the Sui Dynasty there was a work called 'Cosmetics Tablet' that specifically recorded formulas for various herbal cosmetics." Zheng Ren said, "Pure herbal ingredients are certainly fine, but taking effect so quickly, I'm not worried that unscrupulous manufacturers might have secretly added hormones."

"..." Doctor Zhao fell silent.

The phrase "secretly added hormones" made the hearts of those seeking medical help sink instantly into their abdomens.

"Some so-called divine doctors who treat rheumatic bone pain use Hormone. There's also some in skin care products, but this..." Su Yun said and said, then stopped speaking; after using it, the effect was so good, yet they were willing to have repeated relapses—this must be caused by using Hormone.