A Case of Crowned Dens Syndrome Successfully Treated with Daiobotampito and Shimotsuto

VernacularTitle:大黄牡丹皮湯と四物湯の併用が有効であった crowned dens syndrome の1例
Author: Yuzo FUKUSHIMA ¹ ; Ryosuke FUJITA ² ; Akiko NOUMI ³ ; Satoru YAMAMOTO ⁴ ; Hiromi SANEMATSU ⁵ ; Masahiro SAKATA ⁶
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1. Fukushima Orthopaedic Clinic
2. Kitaoka Hospital, Division of Orthopedic Surgery
3. Department of General Medicine, Tottori Municipal Hospital
4. Shimizu Dermatology Clinic
5. Yamamoto Internal Medicine Clinic
6. Shinkai Yamamoto Clinic
Keywords: crowned dens syndrome (CDS); daiobotampito; shimotsuto
From:Kampo Medicine 2021;72(1):39-42
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: Crowned dens syndrome (CDS) is a pseudogout of the cervical vertebra, which shows calcification around the dens of the axis. We report a case of CDS that was successfully treated with daiobotampito and shimotsuto. An 83-year-old woman visited our clinic because of neck pain. She was diagnosed with CDS and was initially administered daiobotampito and eppikajutsuto. Her neck pain improved slightly, but recurred. She was then administered daiobotampito and shimotsuto, after which her neck pain disappeared. We considered that daiobotampito and shimotsuto were effective for this prolonged illness based on persistent stasis and blood deficiency according to her treatment course and laboratory findings.