著者
Miwako Omori Yoshinobu Saito Yukiko Miura Toru Tanaka Takeru Kashiwada Kenichiro Atsumi Hiroki Hayashi Yuji Minegishi Kazue Fujita Arata Azuma Masahiro Seike Akihiko Gemma
出版者
The Medical Association of Nippon Medical School
雑誌
Journal of Nippon Medical School (ISSN:13454676)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.86, no.5, pp.296-300, 2019-10-15 (Released:2019-12-03)
参考文献数
23
被引用文献数
1

We report a case of pneumonitis with alveolar hemorrhage induced by herbal medicines in a 73-year-old woman who was admitted to our hospital because of dyspnea and an abnormal shadow on a chest radiograph. She had received treatment with numerous drugs, including the herbal medicines Seisin-renshi-in, Chotosan, Rikkunshi-to, and Shakuyakukannzo-to. Chest radiography revealed diffuse ground-glass shadows in both lungs, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was progressively hemorrhagic. A culture of the fluid showed no evidence of microorganisms. Moreover, there were no findings suggestive of rheumatic disease or vasculitides. On the basis of this evidence, we suspected drug-induced diffuse alveolar hemorrhage. She discontinued all medicines and started treatment with corticosteroids. Her respiratory condition and chest radiographic findings improved. The timing of administration and rechallenge with other drugs suggested that the herbal medicines were the causative drugs. The primary concern was Seisin-renshi-in, because it contains Ougon (skullcap; a known cause of pneumonitis) and because a drug lymphocyte stimulation test was positive for Seisin-renshi-in. This is the first report indicating that Seisin-renshi-in may cause diffuse alveolar hemorrhage. Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage due to herbal medicines is a rare but emergent disorder. Therefore, treating physicians should be aware that it may be caused by herbal medicines, including Seisin-renshi-in.

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清心蓮子飲によりびまん性肺胞出血を来したと考えられる(著者によると)初の報告。 発症は極めて稀だが極めて緊急性の高い疾患である為、その可能性を認識すべきとのこと。 Severe Pneumonitis with Alveolar Hemorrhage Associated with Herbal Medicines: A Case Report. https://t.co/p2z5375sQ6

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