A Case of Gravesʼ Disease Successfully Controlled with Shakanzoto when Western Medical Treatment Became Difficult Due to a Combination of Liver Injury and Acute Subdural Hemorrhage
- VernacularTitle:肝障害と急性硬膜下出血が合併したことで西洋医学的治療が困難となったバセドウ病に炙甘草湯が有効であった1例
- Author:
Toshinori NIMURA
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- Keywords: Graves' disease; shakanzoto; liver injury; acute subdural hemorrhage
- From:Kampo Medicine 2020;71(1):71-76
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
- Abstract: This is a case report of Graves' disease. The patient was 76-year-old female. She was hospitalized for acute subdural hemorrhage immediately after onset of Graves' disease with liver injury. It was difficult to treat her with Western medicine because of the potential side effects of the drug. So we prescribed shakanzoto. Thyroid hormone levels, TRAb levels and physical symptoms were all improved. Psychological symptoms were also improved. This suggests that Graves' disease can be improved by Kampo medicine when Western medical treatment is difficult.
