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This syndrome initially presents with proptosis (eye protrusion), aversion to wind, and chills. There is often a discharge of yellow, turbid nasal mucus, or coughing up of pus and blood, along with nasal collapse, ptosis (drooping eyelids), and ear blockage, resulting in blocked qi flow. If rescue is delayed, death ensues.

Furthermore, *Shui Zhu* (Water Malaria) states: "Re Wind" (Hot Wind), also known as Damp Wind, manifests as yellowish body complexion, hair loss, blindness in both eyes, and after three years, significant bodily swelling. Excessive dampness generates parasites that erode the five zang organs and body fluids internally. This arises from excessive labor leading to the depletion of Kidney Water, insecure skin and muscles, allowing summer heat-dampness, wind-heat, and sudden fire qi to enter first through the pores and skin, then damaging the qi mechanism. Lung fluid becomes deficient, and the Five Fires rise upon the pathogenic factor. Such conditions are precisely attributed to improper maintenance and regulation of life. Treatment involves formulas such as Sousun Fengqi Wan (Search for Wind and Regulate Qi Pill), Zaoling Dan (Jujube Spirit Pill), and Shenxiao Zhuifeng Wan (Divine Efficacy Chasing Wind Pill), combined with decoctions that greatly tonify Yuan Yang (Primordial Yang).

Yanlai Feng (Goose-Coming Wind), Gesao Feng (Scab Wind), Jizhua Feng (Chicken Claw Wind), Louguo Feng (Mole Cricket Wind), and Xiegu Feng (Leaking Gu Poison Wind) originate from the Stomach Meridian.

This syndrome typically begins between the seventh and eighth lunar months. During attacks, the hands and feet become rough like leprosy, dry and itchy, resembling erosive tinea. The lesions may be white or purple, or hard and thick like the skin of an ox's neck. Scratching causes blood and serum to flow out, accompanied by constant pain. It heals when spring arrives and recurs when autumn comes, repeating annually; hence it is called Yanlai Feng, caused by contracting non-seasonal qi. However, if the toxic pathogens of Leprosy (Li Qi) corrode Metal of the Lungs, and the Five Fires act together, Wind-Dampness takes advantage to cause outbreaks. If not healed when geese depart (autumn), and persists through all four seasons, it develops into Da Feng (Great Wind/Malignant Leprosy). Treatment utilizes Qixiao Dan (Miraculous Efficacy Pill), Liushen Fusheng Dan (Six Spirits Assisting Sage Pill), and Shengtian Nao She San (Ascending Heaven Camphor and Musk Powder). In southern regions, this is called Shefeng Chuang (Community Wind Sore), named so because geese leave during Spring She and return during Autumn She.

Another type of damp tinea is named Liyang Chuang (Chronical Ulcer Sore). It also appears on the limbs during the second month of spring and the eighth month of autumn, coinciding with the departure and arrival of geese. It is soft, gradually enlarges, and feels hot and painful. It is also called Yanchuang (Goose Sore), prevalent in the Jing-Han region, and treated identically to Yanfeng.

Yet another variation occurs every autumn and winter, where red spots appear on fingers or the entire body, causing itching. This results from cold qi attacking the Couli (pores/interstices), blocking Yang Qi so it cannot diffuse, leading to stagnation and manifestation. It is also named Yanfeng. Treatment employs Renshen Baidu San (Ginseng Detoxifying Powder) to resolve the exterior, and Buzhong Yiqi Tang (Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) to solidify the interior, leading to recovery.

Additionally, there is a condition occurring in the second and third lunar months, where scabies-like tinea appears on hands and feet, named Bicuang (Bi Sore). Its shape resembles Yanfeng, but heals with the change of autumn winds, and is also called Yanchuang (Swallow Sore). When it occurs on the neck and nape, it is treated the same as Yanfeng.