Three Cases of Pneumonia Successfully Treated by Kampo Therapy
10.3937/kampomed.57.217
- VernacularTitle:随証治療で治癒した肺炎３症例の検討
- Author:
Hisashi INUTSUKA
;
Mosaburo KAINUMA
;
Koichi NAGAMINE
;
Humiji MIYASAKA
;
Hiroshi OKA
;
Tatsuya NOGAMI
;
Hideo KIMURA
;
Tadamichi MITSUMA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
pneumonia;
Kampo therapy
- From:Kampo Medicine
2006;57(2):217-224
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
We report three cases of pneumonia successfully treated with Kampo therapy. Case 1 was a 69-year-old female who was hospitalized with a fever and cough. Administration of Keishinieppiitto led to an improvement in her cough and a rapid reduction of fever, and we continued her treatment using Kampo medicine only. By the 7th day of admission, the infiltration shadow had disappeared, and on the 11th day, laboratory data on WBC and CRP had decreased to a normal range. Case 2 was a 66-year-old female who was hospitalized with cough, sputum and fever. She received modern western medical treatment, including antibiotics for one month, but her symptoms showed little improvement. After we administered Saiko-keishi-kankyo-to-go-Hange-koboku-to, her symptoms gradually improved. By the 15 th day of admission, her CRP levels had decreased to 0.7mg/dL, and the infiltrative shadow had disappeared. Case 3 was a 78-year-old male who was hospitalized with cough, sputum, anorexia and general malaise. A multiple nodular lesion in the lung was also detected by chest CT. Consequent diagnostic examinations were conducted, while providing him with Saikokeishito. Although the final diagnosis was pneumonia, of unknown etiology, his fever decreased and on further examination his laboratory data had improved. If a Kampo formula is selected in accordance with the diagnosis of Kampo medicine, we consider that pneumonia can be treated with Kampo medicine without the use of antibiotics.
