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

Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi. 2011 Sep;49(9):688-91.
[Article in Japanese]

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

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

Substances

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