Pneumonitis induced by ou-gon (scullcap).
Intern Med
; 40(8): 764-8, 2001 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-11518120
ABSTRACT
A 53-year-old Japanese man with recurrent interstitial pneumonia was referred to us. The patient had taken a traditional herb medicine, otsu-ji-to, before the onset of pneumonia. A provocation test for each herbal ingredient contained in otsu-ji-to revealed that the pneumonitis had been induced by ou-gon (scullcap). Lymphocytosis with the CD8+ T-cell subset predominance was found in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and lymphocytic alveolitis was noted in the transbronchial lung biopsy specimen after the provocation test. Ou-gon, or scullcap, should be included in the list of drugs with definite causal association with pneumonitis.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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Lung Diseases, Interstitial
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Medicine, Kampo
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Intern Med
Year:
2001
Document type:
Article