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A Case of Interstitial Pneumonitis with Acute Live Injury Caused by Herbal Medicine Made from Golden Thread

황련으로 만든 한약 복용 후 발생한 급성 간손상을 동반한 간질성 폐렴 1예

  • Jhun, Byung-Woo (Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Da-Min (Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Ji-Hyeon (Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Jung, Hyun-Ae (Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Song, Lim-Hwa (Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Han, Joung-Ho (Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Chung, Man-Pyo (Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
  • 전병우 (성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성서울병원 내과학교실) ;
  • 김다민 (성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성서울병원 내과학교실) ;
  • 박지현 (성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성서울병원 내과학교실) ;
  • 정현애 (성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성서울병원 내과학교실) ;
  • 송림화 (성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성서울병원 내과학교실) ;
  • 한정호 (성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성서울병원 병리학교실) ;
  • 정만표 (성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성서울병원 내과학교실)
  • Received : 2011.06.23
  • Accepted : 2011.07.25
  • Published : 2011.12.30
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Abstract

So far more than 350 drugs have been reported to be the cause for lung injury and the incidence tends to increase. Although infiltrative lung disease is the most common pattern of drug-induced lung injury, it can appear in the form of alveolar changes, vasculitis and other injury. Herbal medicine also has been known as a cause for interstitial pneumonitis, but it is difficult to identify the key herbal medicine because of the complex components of the contents. Till date, there is no report of pneumonitis caused by golden thread. Here we report a case of a 54-year-old male who developed interstitial pneumonitis with acute liver injury caused by herbal medicine made from golden thread.

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