Herbal Medicine-induced Meningitis-retention Syndrome

Herbal Medicine-induced Meningitis-retention Syndrome

A 73-year-old woman developed subacute meningitis-retention syndrome (MRS), dermatitis, and latent pneumonitis likely due to the herbal medicines Shinbu-Tou and Rikkunshi-Tou. The responsible site of lesions for urinary retention seemed to be the spinal micturition pathways and, to a lesser extent,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Internal Medicine 2010, Vol.49(16), pp.1813-1816
Hauptverfasser: Takahashi, Osamu, Sakakibara, Ryuji, Kishi, Masahiko, Matsuzawa, Yasuo, Ogawa, Emina, Sugiyama, Megumi, Uchiyama, Tomoyuki, Yamamoto, Tatsuya, Yamanishi, Tomonori, Tomaru, Takanobu
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Sprache:eng
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Dermatitis
Drug Eruptions - complications
Drug Eruptions - diagnosis
drug-induced meningitis
Drugs, Chinese Herbal - adverse effects
Female
herbal medicine
Herbal medicines
Humans
Meningitis - chemically induced
Meningitis - complications
Meningitis - diagnosis
meningitis-retention syndrome
Pneumonitis
Sacrum
Spinal cord
Syndrome
urinary retention
Urinary Retention - chemically induced
Urinary Retention - complications
Urinary Retention - diagnosis
Urination
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Zusammenfassung:A 73-year-old woman developed subacute meningitis-retention syndrome (MRS), dermatitis, and latent pneumonitis likely due to the herbal medicines Shinbu-Tou and Rikkunshi-Tou. The responsible site of lesions for urinary retention seemed to be the spinal micturition pathways and, to a lesser extent, the sacral spinal cord. All of her clinical manifestations were successfully ameliorated within three weeks of discontinuation of the herbal remedies.
ISSN:0918-2918
1349-7235
1349-7235
DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.49.3331