title: [Two cases of pneumonitis caused by Seishinrenshiin, Chinese herbal medicine].
abstract: We report two cases of pneumonitis caused by Seishinrenshiin. A 54-year-old woman and a 80-year-old man had taken Seishinrenshiin for cystitis and benign prostatic hypertrophy. Their chest radiograph showed diffuse ground-glass shadows in the whole lung fields and chest CT showed diffuse ground-glass-opacities predominantly in the lower lung fields of both lungs. Biochemical tests revealed mild liver dysfunction and inflammatory reactions. Their abnormal chest shadows disappeared after discontinuation of Seishinrenshiin. We should be aware that Seishinrenshiin, as well as other Chinese herbal medicine, could be cause of drug-induced pneumonitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Seirei Mikatahara Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Koshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yokomura
authors.forename: Sayomi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsushima
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oyama
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kusagaya
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yasui
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: Takafumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suda
authors.forename: Kingo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chida
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003556:Cystitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal