Importance of \lq\lqQuestion and Answer\rq\rq about Psychological Background in Cases of Chronic Urticaria Successfully Treated with Kampo Therapy
10.3937/kampomed.58.723
- Author:
Nobuyasu SEKIYA
;
Katsumi HAYASHI
;
Yukitaka HIYAMA
;
Takao NAMIKI
;
Yuji KASAHARA
;
Atsushi CHINO
;
Kenji OHNO
;
Toshiaki KITA
;
Yoshiro HIRASAKI
;
Katsutoshi TERASAWA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
chronic urticaria;
question and answer;
psychological background
- MeSH:
Urticaria;
Medicine, Kampo;
Chronic;
Therapeutic procedure;
Cases
- From:Kampo Medicine
2007;58(4):723-728
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
We experienced four cases of urticaria (two patients with cholinergic urticaria, one patient with chronic idiopathic urticaria and one patient with cold urticaria) successfully treated with Kampo therapy. The factors for outbreak or aggravation of urticaria were stress of looking after the father in law and hysterectomy in the first case, psychological stress due to familial trouble in the second case, panic disorder like episode in the third case, and solicitude and anxiety for family in the fourth case. The effective Kampo formulae that improved the dermatological symptom were keishibukuryogan, hangekobokuto, yokukansankachimpihange and kamishoyosan, respectively. It was helpful that to clarify the psychological background affecting the dermatological symptom in the determination of Kampo formulae. It would be useful that careful and repetitious question and answer about psychological background in the treatment of intractable urticaria.
