[A case of drug-induced pleuritis, possibly due to Hochuekkito].
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.
Inoue
Tetsuro
T
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tenri Hospital.
Tanaka
Eisaku
E
Sakuramoto
Minoru
M
Minakuchi
Masayoshi
M
Maeda
Yuji
Y
Tanizawa
Kiminobu
K
Hashimoto
Seishu
S
Noma
Satoshi
S
Taguchi
Yoshio
Y
D000328:Adult; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010998:Pleurisy / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; C402943:bu-zhong-yi-qi-tang