[Treatment of Yusho patients with cholestyramine].
Six typical Yusho patients (3 men, 48-58 years old, and 3 women, 45-55 years old) were treated with cholestyramine, 8-12 g/day, for 24 weeks. Improvement of some symptoms, such as arthralgia and malaise, was observed in 2 men, although this effect was non-specific. None of the patients showed increment of excretion of polychlorinated biphenyl or polychlorodibenzofuran into feces.
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka.
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D002792:Cholestyramine Resin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012275:Oryza / Q000506:poisoning; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000506:poisoning; D011041:Poisoning / Q000188:drug therapy; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000506:poisoning*
D010938:Plant Oils; D002792:Cholestyramine Resin; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls