Interstitial lung disease induced by the roots of Achyranthes japonica Nakai:Three case reports

作     者：Do-Sik Moon Sung-Ho Yoon Seung-Il Lee Sang-Gon Park Yong-Sub Na 

作者机构：Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care MedicineChosun University HospitalGwangju 61453South Korea Department of Internal MedicineHemato-OncologyChosun University HospitalGwangju 61453South Korea 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》 (世界临床病例杂志)

年 卷 期：2021年第9卷第8期

页      面：2015-2021页

核心收录：

学科分类：1008[医学-中药学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1006[医学-中西医结合] 1002[医学-临床医学] 100602[医学-中西医结合临床] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Herb Interstitial lung disease Achyranthes japonica Nakai Case report 

摘      要：BACKGROUND The roots of Achyranthes japonica Nakai(AJN),called“Useul-puli,has been traditionally used to control pain and improve dysfunction in osteoarthritis patients in South *** SUMMARY We described 3 patients diagnosed with herbal medicine induced interstitial lung disease after consuming boiled the roots of *** were referred to our hospital because of the modified Medical Research Council grade 4 *** computed tomography showed bilateral ground-glass opacities with patchy *** treatment with systemic glucocorticoid therapy and discontinuation of the roots of AJN,their symptoms improved,and almost all ground-glass opacities and patchy consolidations on chest radiography and chest computed tomography *** We present three cases of interstitial lung disease induced by the roots of AJN.