Pneumonitis Due to <i>Oren-gedoku-to</i> (Coptis Detoxifying Decoction)
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<p>A 54-year-old man started to take <i>oren-gedoku-to</i> (coptis detoxifying decoction) because he was experiencing chronic hot flashes, night sweats and insomnia. He developed a high fever from the day of intake. At day 17, he stopped taking <i>oren-gedoku-to</i> because of malaise and chills, and he was admitted to our hospital. Drug-induced pneumonitis was suspected, and all drugs were stopped. Consequently, his symptoms, laboratory data and chest X-ray findings markedly improved. The results of a lymphocyte stimulation test were positive for <i>oren-gedoku-to</i> and one of its components, <i>ougon</i> (Baikal skullcap). Based on these findings, we diagnosed him with pneumonitis caused by <i>ougon</i>. </p>
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- Internal Medicine
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Internal Medicine 58(20), 3019-3023, 2019
The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine