Abstract
We herein describe the first known case of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) associated with the administration of Makyo-kanseki-to, a Chinese herbal drug. A 64-year-old man with bronchial asthma presented with persistent cough. Makyo-kanseki-to was prescribed as an adjunctive treatment for bronchial asthma. Immediately after drug ingestion, the patient expectorated bloody sputum. DAH was diagnosed based on the presence of bilateral ground-glass opacity which was identified on chest computed tomography and bloody bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. We diagnosed that the administration of Makyo-kanseki-to was the responsible medication because the hemorrhage developed immediately after drug ingestion and resolved after the cessation of such medication with no subsequent recurrence.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3321-3323 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Internal Medicine |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 22 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- Chinese herbal drugs
- Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage
- Drug-induced interstitial pneumonia