<b>Successful Treatment of Post-influenza Chronic Fatigue Syndrome </b><b>with Kampo Medicine : a Case Report</b>
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- MORIYA Junji
- Department of General Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University
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- TAKEUCHI Kenji
- Department of Anesthesia, Fukuiken Saiseikai Hospital
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- UENISHI Hiroaki
- Department of General Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University
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- AKAZAWA Sumiyo
- Department of General Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University
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- MOTOO Yoshiharu
- Department of Medical Oncology, Kanazawa Medical University
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- HASHIMOTO Hideki
- Department of Kampo Internal Medicine, Hashimoto Clinic
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- KANESHIMA Mitsuo
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukuiken Saiseikai Hospital
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- KOBAYASHI Junji
- Department of General Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University
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- YAMAKAWA Jun-ichi
- Department of General Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University
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- Other Title
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- <b>インフルエンザ感染後に発症した慢性疲労症候群に漢方治療が有効であった1例</b>
- 臨床報告 インフルエンザ感染後に発症した慢性疲労症候群に漢方治療が有効であった1例
- リンショウ ホウコク インフルエンザ カンセン ゴ ニ ハッショウ シタ マンセイ ヒロウ ショウコウグン ニ カンポウ チリョウ ガ ユウコウ デ アッタ 1レイ
- Successful Treatment of Post-influenza Chronic Fatigue Syndrome with Kampo Medicine : a Case Report
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A main symptom of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is fatigue which continues for more than 6 months and does not improve with rest, leading to a marked decrease in quality of life. Other problems include fever, sleep disorder, and headache. Etiologically, a preceding viral infection, immunological disorder, and changes in the central nervous system, especially in hippocampus have been reported. However, the precise pathogenesis of CFS has not been elucidated, and neither diagnostic markers nor effective treatments have yet to be discovered. Here, we report a case of CFS, successfully treated with Kampo medicines.<br>The patient was a 16-year-old high school student, who had received medical therapy for one year under the diagnosis of CFS. His chief complaint was a continuing fever and strong malaise after influenza infection. At his visit to our outpatient clinic, we confirmed that his symptoms met the criteria for CFS. A combination treatment with Kampo medicine (sanoshashinto) and duloxetine improved his malaise and fatigue in 4 weeks, but fever and anorexia remained. The addition of hochuekkito to the combination dramatically ameliorated his symptoms. This case suggests that Kampo medicines would contribute to the effective treatment of CFS, which is refractory to Western medicines.
Journal
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- Kampo Medicine
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Kampo Medicine 65 (2), 87-93, 2014
The Japan Society for Oriental Medicine
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390001204910766848
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- NII Article ID
- 130004699532
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- NII Book ID
- AN00015774
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- ISSN
- 1882756X
- 02874857
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- NDL BIB ID
- 025549249
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- Text Lang
- ja
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