Successful Treatment of Secondary Renal Amyloidosis With Sairei-to in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
10.3937/kampomed.49.647
- VernacularTitle:慢性関節リウマチに伴う２次性腎アミロイドーシスの蛋白尿，血尿に柴苓湯が著効した１症例
- Author:
Toshiyuki ASAOKA
;
Teruhiko SUZUKI
;
Shinsuke TAKINAMI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
secondary renal amyloidosis;
Sairei-to;
rheumatoid arthritis;
proteinuria;
hematuria
- From:Kampo Medicine
1999;49(4):647-652
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
The authors report a case of secondary renal amyloidosis associated with rheumatoid arthritis, which responded well to Kampo therapy. A 68-year-old woman was diagnosed as having rheumatoid arthritis in April 1992. Her disease activity was not controlled well with any anti-rheumatic drugs. In September 1996, proteinuria and hematuria were found, and a renal biopsy showed secondary amyloidosis. Proteinuria and hematuria were progressive. The patient was treated with Sairei-to, and by April 1998, proteinuria and hematuria nearly disappeared. This clinical course suggests that Sairei-to is an effective treatment for secondary renal amyloidosis.
