A Case of Hypertensive Retinopathy Successfully Treated with Meirouinkakikuka in the Postpartum Period
10.3937/kampomed.63.395
- VernacularTitle:産褥期の漿液性網膜剥離を伴う高血圧性網膜症に明朗飲加菊花が奏効した1例
- Author:
Yoshihiro NISHIDA
;
Shinya KARAKIDA
;
Hisashi NARAHARA
;
Kazuhiro ORIBE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
meirouinkakikuka;
hypertensive retinopathy;
serous retinal defect;
preeclampsia;
postpartum
- From:Kampo Medicine
2012;63(6):395-400
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
It is thought that meirouin was created by Toukaku Wada, originally. Although prescriptions were applied for ophthalmologic disease at first, such case reports have decreased recently. Here, we report that meirouinkakikuka was successful for serous retinal detachment complicated with an abnormal visual field during postpartum.
We present the case of a 34 year old Japanese woman. Tinnitus had appeared from 35 weeks of pregnancy. Blood pressure rose to 140/100 mmHg at 36 weeks of pregnancy, the patient was diagnosed with preeclampsia,and hospitalized. After hospitalization, blood pressure was rose further to 190/120 mmHg, and an emergency cesarean section was performed. On the 2 nd postpartum (post operation) day her field of view became yellowed and eyesight failure arose. She was diagnosed as hypertensive retinopathy and serous retinal detachment by an ophthalmologist. She stopped applying her eyewash treatment herself because she was feeling unwell. One week afterward, she desired Kampo treatments. Meirouinkakikuka was prescribed, the tinnitus disappeared in 2 weeks, furthermore, her retinal detachment was recovered from 4 weeks later. Thus we believe that Kampo treatments can be a viable alternative, as suggested by this case where application of an eyewash treatment was difficult.
