title: Herbal medicine-induced meningitis-retention syndrome.
abstract: 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.
authors: Clinical Physiology Unit, Sakura Medical Center, Toho University, Sakura, Japan.
authors: Osamu
authors: O
authors: Takahashi
authors: Ryuji
authors: R
authors: Sakakibara
authors: Masahiko
authors: M
authors: Kishi
authors: Yasuo
authors: Y
authors: Matsuzawa
authors: Emina
authors: E
authors: Ogawa
authors: Megumi
authors: M
authors: Sugiyama
authors: Tomoyuki
authors: T
authors: Uchiyama
authors: Tatsuya
authors: T
authors: Yamamoto
authors: Tomonori
authors: T
authors: Yamanishi
authors: Takanobu
authors: T
authors: Tomaru
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal