[A case of drug-induced pneumonitis caused by saikokeishikankyoto].

Abstract

We report a case of drug-induced pneumonitis caused by saikokeishikankyoto. A 68-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital complaining of dry cough, fever, and dyspnea after taking saikokeishikankyoto for 16 days. A chest radiograph showed widespread ground-glass shadows in both lung fields. Chest CT showed ground-glass opacities and thickening of the interlobular septum in both lung fields. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluids and transbronchial lung biopsy specimen showed findings consistent with drug-induced pneumonitis, therefore we diagnosed drug-induced pneumonitis caused by saikokeishikankyoto. Three years previously she had suffered from a similar illness after taking hangeshashinto. Ougon is suspected to be a causative component for her saikokeishikankyoto-induced pneumonitis, because it has been reported to be as a main cause for kampo-induced pneumonitis.

• Authors: Yohhei Imai, Kozo Morimoto, Kouzou Yoshimori, Atsuyuki Kurashima, Hideo Ogata, Shoji Kudoh
• Journal: Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai zasshi = the journal of the Japanese Respiratory Society (Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi) Vol. 49 Issue 9 Pg. 688-91 (Sep 2011) ISSN: 1343-3490 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 22073616 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Drugs, Chinese Herbal
• Plant Extracts
• Saiko-Keishi-Kankyoto
• Scutellaria baicalensis extract

Topics

• Aged
• Drugs, Chinese Herbal (adverse effects)
• Female
• Humans
• Plant Extracts
• Pneumonia (chemically induced)
• Scutellaria baicalensis