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http://dx.doi.org/10.22246/jikm.2021.42.6.1237

Safety of Oriental Medical Therapy: Drug Fever of Herbal Medicine and Procedure-related Fever  

Moon, Soo-youn (Division of Infectious Diseases, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong)
Lim, Kyoung Ree (Division of Infectious Diseases, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong)
Son, Jun Seong (Division of Infectious Diseases, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong)
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The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine / v.42, no.6, 2021 , pp. 1237-1244 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: Drug fever and procedure-related fever are the causes of nosocomial fever. Oriental medicine has been practiced in Asia and is now being practiced as an alternative medicine in western countries. No data are available on the incidence of drug fever and procedure-related fever in oriental medical hospitals (OMHs). The aim of this study was to identify the incidence of drug fever related to oriental herbal medicine and oriental medical procedure-related fever. Methods: This was a retrospective study at one OMH of a university medical institute in Seoul, Korea, conducted from June 2006 to June 2013. Results: Overall, 95 episodes of drug fever occurred among 10880 patients treated with herbal medicine (0.89%). Peak body temperature was 38.37±0.58 ℃, and the fever lasted for 1.0 day (range 1.0-17.0 days). Eosinophilia was found in 15 patients (15.79%) and 8 patients developed toxic hepatitis (8.42%). Five patients had a drug-related skin rash (5.26%). The most common ingredients of the herbal medicines associated with drug fever were licorice, Angelica gigas root, and white Atractylodes rhizome. In total, 16 episodes of procedure-related fever (0.20%) occurred in 8125 patients treated with oriental medical procedures. The peak body temperature was 38.26±0.51 ℃, and the fever lasted for 1.0 day (range 1.0-3.0 days). Among various oriental medical procedures, moxibustion was the most common procedure related to fever, followed by acupuncture. Conclusions: The incidence of drug fever and procedure-related fever in oriental medicine is not high compared with the incidence in western medicine.
Keywords
fever; drug fever; procedure-related fever; oriental medical therapy;
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