Treatment of Painful Muscle Cramp Due to Heat Injury Using Shakuyakukanzoto
10.3937/kampomed.64.177
- VernacularTitle:熱中症に付随した有痛性筋痙攣に対する芍薬甘草湯の治療経験
- Author:
Hajime NAKAE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
shakuyakukanzoto;
heat injury;
painful muscle cramp;
rhabdomyolysis
- From:Kampo Medicine
2013;64(3):177-183
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
We treated 5 patients with painful muscle cramp due to heat injury using Shakuyakukanzoto. According to their severities, 4 patients were classified with 1 st degree and 1 patient with 3rd degree heat injury. Painful muscle cramps in 4 patients with 1st degree were cured through a single dose of Shakuyakukanzoto. On the other hand, painful muscle cramps in 1 patient with 3rd degree was managed for 4 days after administration of Shakuyakukanzoto. No Shakuyakukanzoto complications were observed in any patient, nor contribution to rhabdomyolysis in 3 patients. Shakuyakukanzoto may be useful to prevent acute kidney injury due to rhabdomyolysis by controlling painful muscle cramps in heat injury.
