Three Cases of Trigger Finger which were Successfully Treated with Unkeito
10.3937/kampomed.66.218
- VernacularTitle:ばね指に対し温経湯が奏効した3症例
- Author:
Hiromi MAEDA
;
Yui ITO
;
Ryo YOSHINAGA
;
Junichiro DOKURA
;
Koso UEDA
;
Hiroki INOUE
;
Hiromi YANO
;
Hisashi INUDUKA
;
Masatoshi YAMAGUCHI
;
Akihiro FUJINO
;
Eiichi TAHARA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
trigger finger;
unkeito;
hot flashes in the hands;
dry lips;
dry skin
- From:Kampo Medicine
2015;66(3):218-222
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
Trigger finger develops because of stenosis around the A1 annular ligament, which causes inhibition of smooth expansion and contraction of the finger. It is effectively treated by an anti-inflammatory analgesic and/or steroid infusion, and by Western style medical surgery. Here, we report 3 cases of trigger finger effectively treated with unkeito. The first case was a 71-year-old female who had been treated with Kampo medicine for an enlarged feeling in the abdomen. She complained of trigger finger, in the knuckle of her right third finger, dry lips, and hot flashes in her hands and feet. The second case was a 56-year-old female who had been treated with Kampo medicine for polyarticular pain in her fingers. She complained of trigger finger of the left fourth finger and hot flashes in her hands. The third case was a 71-year-old female who had been treated for chronic renal failure. She complained of trigger finger in the left first finger and dry skin but had neither hot flashes in the hands nor dry lips. One of the target symptoms of unkeito is hot flashes in the hands and dry lips. Unkeito is composed of herbs which improve ketsu deficiency, oketsu, inflammation, and dry skin. It is possible that these actions of unkeito are effective in trigger finger as well.
