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- A 54-year-old man began taking oren-gedoku-to to relieve chronic symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, and insomnia, but developed a high fever shortly after starting the treatment.
- After experiencing malaise and chills for 17 days, he stopped the medication and was hospitalized, where drug-induced pneumonitis was suspected.
- His condition improved after stopping all medications, and tests confirmed that the pneumonitis was caused by ougon, a component of oren-gedoku-to.
Article Abstract
A 54-year-old man started to take oren-gedoku-to (coptis detoxifying decoction) because he was experiencing chronic hot flashes, night sweats and insomnia. He developed a high fever from the day of intake. At day 17, he stopped taking oren-gedoku-to because of malaise and chills, and he was admitted to our hospital. Drug-induced pneumonitis was suspected, and all drugs were stopped. Consequently, his symptoms, laboratory data and chest X-ray findings markedly improved. The results of a lymphocyte stimulation test were positive for oren-gedoku-to and one of its components, ougon (Baikal skullcap). Based on these findings, we diagnosed him with pneumonitis caused by ougon.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6859392 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.2586-18 | DOI Listing |
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