ISSN 2185-8136
JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL GENERAL MEDICINE
JULY 2020 Volume 2-4
Original article
The use of Kampo in community medicine・・・Hiroko Sato 104
Case report
Brief report
A case of GCA in which FDG-PET/CT
was used for diagnosis・・・・・・・・・・・・Kei Takahashi 117
Original article
The use of Kampo in community medicine
Keiko Kawai-Kowase 1) Yuko Oku 3) Norio Horiguchi 1)
Yoshio Ohyama 4) Jun’ichi Tamura 1)
1)Department of General Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
2)Gun-ei-kai Tanaka Hospital
3)Center of Regional Medical Research and Education, Gunma University Hospital
4)Department of Nursing, Gunma University Graduate School of Health Science
Case report
Persistent Right Upper Quadrant Pain due to
Fitz-Hugh Curtis Syndrome Successfully Treated
with Supportive Use of Saireito
Mahito Sato 3) Keiko Kawai-Kowase 1)
Daisuke Uehara 4) Ken Higa 1)5) Yuko Oku 1)4) Norio Horiguchi 1)
Sakura Kanazashi 1) Yoshio Ohyama 7) Jun’ichi Tamura 1)
1)Department of General Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
2)Hakujin-kai Dai-ichi Hospital
3)Gun-ei-kai Tanaka Hospital
4)Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
5)Tone-chuo Hospital
6)Center of Regional Medical Research and Education, Gunma University Hospital
7)Department of Nursing, Gunma University Graduate School of Health Science
Here we report a case in which Kampo medicine was supportively used for treatment of right upper quadrant (RUQ) pain due to Fitz-Hugh Curtis syndrome. A 42-year-old woman felt a cramping pain in her RUQ. She presented to her primary care physician. The pain was worsened upon inhalation or changing positions. No significant findings were observed except for inflammation. Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen revealed a small volume of intrapelvic ascites, and the patient was referred to our hospital for further examination. The abdomen was soft, with tenderness in the RUQ, and tested positive for both Murphy’s and Carnett’s signs. Chlamydia trachomatis was detected with vaginal smear using polymerase chain reaction. Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome was clinically diagnosed. Oral administration of azithromy- cin temporarily alleviated the RUQ pain, but the pain exacerbated again. Saireito extract at a dose of 5 g/day was prescribed, and after 2 months of treatment, RUQ pain dissipated. Thus, we concluded that this traditional Kampo medicine would be a useful supportive treatment for pain and discomfort from persistent RUQ pain due to Fitz-Hugh Curtis syndrome.
Key Words:Persistent Upper Right Quadrant Abdominal Pain, Fitz-Hugh Curtis
Brief report
A case of GCA in which FDG-PET/CT was used
for diagnosis
Masahiro Iida 4) Shuhei Sano 4)
Takahiro Kiriu 5) Kenichiro Hataji 2) Ryuji Okuyamai 3)
Takahiro Nunokawa 1) Satoshi Honjo 1)
Shunichi Tachibana 1) Akira Fujita 1)
Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
1)Department of Internal Medicine, Tama-Nambu Chiiki Hospital
2)Department of Surgery, Tama-Nambu Chiiki Hospital
3)Department of Palliative Care, Tama-Nambu Chiiki Hospital
4)Department of Rheumatology, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center
5)Department of Pathology, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center