title: [A case of drug-induced pleuritis, possibly due to Hochuekkito].
abstract: We report a case of drug-induced pleuritis possibly due to Hochuekkito. Hochuekkito, a Chinese-Japanese herbal medicine, was prescribed for a 33-year-old woman with panic disorder and depressive state. About 10 weeks after the first administration, she was admitted complaining of chest pain and cough. Chest X-ray and computed tomography showed the right pleural effusion. Thoracocentesis revealed eosinophilic pleuritis. Discontinuation of Hochuekkito resulted in improvement of the clinical findings. Based on the clinical course, we considered this case to be Hochuekkito-induced pleuritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tenri Hospital.
authors.forename: Tetsuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Eisaku
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakuramoto
authors.forename: Masayoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Minakuchi
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Kiminobu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanizawa
authors.forename: Seishu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Noma
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Taguchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010998:Pleurisy / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; C402943:bu-zhong-yi-qi-tang