Two Cases of Night Sweat Due to eiefuwa Successfully Treated with Kampo Medicine

VernacularTitle:営衛不和として漢方治療を行った盗汗の2症例
Author: Yuzo FUKUSHIMA ¹ ; Hiroko FUKUSHIMA ¹ ; Ryosuke FUJITA ² ; Hidefumi MIYAGAWA ³ ; Atsunori HASHIMOTO ⁴ ; Kazumasa ITASAKA ⁵
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1. Fukushima Orthopaedic Clinic
2. Tottori Municipal Hospital Department of General Medicine
3. Miyagawa Clinic
4. Hashimoto Surgery Hospital
5. Itasaka Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Clinic
Keywords: eiefuwa (deficiencies of nutrients and defenses); keishito; saikokeishito
From:Kampo Medicine 2020;71(4):333-337
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: We present two cases of night sweats due to eiefuwa (deficiencies of nutrients and defenses) that were successfully treated with Kampo medicine. Case 1 was that of a 64-year-old man with perspiration during sleep and slight fever, and Case 2 was that of a 78-year-old man with perspiration during sleep and common cold-like symptoms. Case 1 was administered with saikokeishito, and his symptoms quickly disappeared. Case 2 was administered with common cold drugs and saikokeishito initially, but the treatment was ineffective. Therefore, keishito was administered, and the patient's symptoms disappeared within 2 days. Sweating and common cold-like symptoms were successfully treated with Kampo medicine for the diagnosis of eiefuwa. Further, we discuss the various descriptions of eiefuwa in the literature.