A Patient with Diffuse Panbronchiolitis Treated with a Combination of Keishikyoshakuyakukasokyoto and Acupuncture

VernacularTitle:桂枝去芍薬加皂莢湯を用いた湯液治療と鍼治療が有用であったびまん性汎細気管支炎の 1 症例
Author: Toshihito TSUBO ¹ ; Akina UNITA ¹ ; Taiga FURUTA ¹ ; Masao SUZUKI ¹ ; Takaharu UENO ² ; Tomoko SUZUKI ¹ ; Syuichiro AKIBA ¹ ; Hiromi KOMIYA ³ ; Yoshiro SAHASHI ⁴ ; Tadamichi MITSUMA ¹
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1. Department of Kampo Medicine, Aizu Medical Center, Fukushima Medical University
2. Department of General Internal Medicine, Aizu Medical Center, Fukushima Medical University
3. Department of Kampo Medicine, Fukushima Medical University Hospital
4. Oriental Medical Research Center, Kitasato University
Keywords: keishikyoshakuyakukasokyoto; acupuncture
From:Kampo Medicine 2019;70(2):99-105
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: We report a case of a 71 year-old woman treated for diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB). She received home oxygen therapy and was administered erythromycin ; however, sputum production, cough and respiratory distress worsened. After hospitalization, she was treated with keishikyoshakuyakukasokyoto and acupuncture. After 30 days, respiratory distress, respiratory resistance measured with the pulseoscillation technique and the distance walked in the 6-minute walk test improved. Thus, combination therapy comprising keishikyoshakuyakukasokyoto and acupuncture seemed to be a beneficial therapy for an advanced case of DPB.