title: [A case of interstitial pneumonia caused by gosha-jinki-gan].
abstract: A 74-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital of Ehime University School of Medicine because of slight fever, dry cough and dyspnea on exertion. Chest X-ray films on admission showed diffuse infiltrations in both lungs. Drug-induced pneumonia due to the herbal medicine Gosha-jinki-gan was suspected, as Gosha-jinki-gan had been administered for 5 months for the treatment of a right knee pain. Her symptoms and the X-ray abnormality improved after cessation of administration. The lymphocyte stimulation test against Gosha-jinki-gan was positive. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of interstitial pneumonia caused by Gosha-jinki-gan.
authors.affiliation: The Second Department of Internal Medicine, Ehime University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Katayama
authors.forename: Hironobu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: Akihito
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kadowaki
authors.forename: Ryoji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Jitsuo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Higaki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000188:drug therapy; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; C119642:gosha-jinki-gan