Matsushima Hidekazu, Takayanagi Noboru, Ubukata Mikio, Tokunaga Daidou, Mori Shuka, Sato Nagato, Kurashima Kazuyoshi, Yanagisawa Tsutomu, Sugita Yutaka, Kawabata Yoshinori, Kanazawa Minoru
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saitama Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, 1696 Itai, Kohnan, Ohsato, Saitama, Japan.
Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi. 2002 Dec;40(12):955-9.
We encountered a patient in whom Bofu-tsusho-san (Chinese herbal drug) had induced pneumonitis. A 65-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of cough, fever, and dyspnea about one month after treatment with Bofu-tsusho-san. BALF showed an increase in the total cell number and the percentage of lymphocytes. TBLB revealed interstitial pneumonia. The patient recovered after discontinuation of Bofu-tsusho-san alone. We diagnosed Bofu-tsusho-san-induced pneumonitis. Clinicians should be aware of drug-induced pneumonitis in patients receiving herbal drugs.
