title: A case of severe acute hepatitis of unknown etiology treated with the Chinese herbal medicine Inchinko-to.
abstract: A prolonged severe hepatitis of unknown etiology was treated with Inchinko-to, a Chinese herbal medicine, and this case is herein described. Inchinko-to was given with ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) and glycyrrhizin. The improvement in the patient's liver function seemed to be accelerated after the treatment, especially after stopping the administration of kanamycin sulfate which might possibly inhibit the conversion of geniposide, one of the constituents of Inchinko-to, to an active ingredient through the suppression of the bacterial growth in intestinal flora, suggesting the usefulness of Inchinko-to for treatment of severe hepatitis.
authors.affiliation: Medicine and Clinical Oncology (K1), Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yokosuka
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukai
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanda
authors.forename: Hiroshige
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: Shigenobu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.forename: Fumio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Imazeki
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hirasawa
authors.forename: Hiromitsu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saisho