A Case Report on Skin Itching and Scleroderma due to Systemic Sclerosis and Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Successfully Treated with Orengedokuto (Wanbinghuichun) and Sekiganryo
10.3937/kampomed.66.54
- VernacularTitle:全身性強皮症と原発性胆汁性肝硬変による皮膚瘙痒感と皮膚硬化に黄連解毒湯（万病回春）と赤丸料の併用が有効であった一例
- Author:
Hiroki INOUE
;
Sizuka OTA
;
Koso UEDA
;
Ryo YOSHINAGA
;
Hiromi MAEDA
;
Yui ITO
;
Jyunichiro DOKURA
;
Hiromi YANO
;
Hisashi INUTSUKA
;
Masatoshi YAMAGUCHI
;
Akihiro FUJINO
;
Eiichi TAHARA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
systemic sclerosis;
primary biliary cirrhosis;
orengedokuto (wanbinghuichun);
sekiganryo;
overlap of diseases
- From:Kampo Medicine
2015;66(1):54-60
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
We report a case of systemic sclerosis complicated with primary biliary cirrhosis successfully treated with orengedokuto (wanbinghuichun) and sekiganryo. The patient was a 68-year-old female. She had been diagnosed with systemic sclerosis 20 years previously, and primary biliary cirrhosis 17 years previously. She received modern Western medical treatment for skin itching and scleroderma, but her symptoms showed little improvement. Therefore, she consulted our clinic in order to receive Kampo therapy. We prescribed orengedokuto (wanbinghuichun), and the skin itching improved in 5 days. As a result of administering sekiganryo in addition to orengedokuto (wanbinghuichun) for severe coldness, the scleroderma was also ameliorated. We consider this to be a case of diseases overlapping between yin and yang syndrome.
