[A case of interstitial pneumonia caused by gosha-jinki-gan].
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.
Katayama
Hitoshi
H
The Second Department of Internal Medicine, Ehime University School of Medicine.
Hamada
Hironobu
H
Yokoyama
Akihito
A
Kadowaki
Toru
T
Ito
Ryoji
R
Higaki
Jitsuo
J
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
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; C119642:gosha-jinki-gan