Herbal medicine-induced meningitis-retention syndrome.
A 73-year-old woman developed subacute meningitis-retention syndrome (MRS), dermatitis, and latent pneumonitis likely due to the herbal medicines Shinbu-Tou and Rikkunshi-Tou. The responsible site of lesions for urinary retention seemed to be the spinal micturition pathways and, to a lesser extent, the sacral spinal cord. All of her clinical manifestations were successfully ameliorated within three weeks of discontinuation of the herbal remedies.
Takahashi
Osamu
O
Clinical Physiology Unit, Sakura Medical Center, Toho University, Sakura, Japan.
Sakakibara
Ryuji
R
Kishi
Masahiko
M
Matsuzawa
Yasuo
Y
Ogawa
Emina
E
Sugiyama
Megumi
M
Uchiyama
Tomoyuki
T
Yamamoto
Tatsuya
T
Yamanishi
Tomonori
T
Tomaru
Takanobu
T
D000368:Aged; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008581:Meningitis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013577:Syndrome; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal