Hericium erinaceum (yamabushitake) extract-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome monitored by serum surfactant proteins.
This is the first report suggesting a causal relationship between acute respiratory distress syndrome and Hericium erinaceum extract, which is commercialized as a diet food. A 63-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for intensive care of severe acute respiratory failure with diffuse infiltration in both lungs. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid revealed a high percentage of lymphocytes. Lymphocyte stimulation test showed a strong reactivity against extract formulation of Hericium erinaceum (Yamabushitake), which he had taken four months before onset. He recovered with successful steroid pulse therapy under mechanical ventilation. Concentrations of surfactant protein (SP)-A and SP-D in sera reflected the clinical features.
Nakatsugawa
Munehide
M
Social Welfare Corporation Hokkaido Social Work Association Obihiro Hospital (Obihiro Kyokai Hospital), Obihiro.
Takahashi
Hiroki
H
Takezawa
Chikako
C
Nakajima
Kazutaka
K
Harada
Kazutoki
K
Sugawara
Yoshitaka
Y
Kobayashi
Shuichi
S
Kondo
Tatsuo
T
Abe
Shosaku
S
D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000737:chemistry; D004032:Diet; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D037662:Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein A / Q000097:blood*; D037701:Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein B / Q000097:blood*; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants / Q000097:blood*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
D010936:Plant Extracts; D037662:Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein A; D037701:Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein B; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants