A Case of Pneumothorax Successfully Treated with Hochuekkito
10.3937/kampomed.64.265
- VernacularTitle:補中益気湯の投与により気胸が軽快したと思われる1症例
- Author:
Yoriko MORIOKA
;
Hiroshi SATO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
pneumothorax;
hochuekkito;
Kampo therapy
- From:Kampo Medicine
2013;64(5):265-268
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
We report a case of pneumothorax successfully treated with hochuekkito.
The patient was a 56-year-old female, who was diagnosed with right-sided pneumothorax, and who improved after resting cure. However, her condition did not completely resolve. About three years later, we prescribed hochuekkito because her pneumothorax became worse with general fatigue. Five days after taking hochuekkito, the pneumothorax improved in her chest X-ray. But it became worse again, and finally she underwent an endoscopic operation. This case suggests the possibility that hochuekkito can improve pneumothorax temporally. There is no literature on Kampo therapy as it applies to pneumothorax, and we believe this case to be the first report of value on the subject.
