A Case of Respiratory Tract Infection Successfully Treated with Low-dose Daisaikotokabosho

Iwanaga, Jun; Tahara, Eiichi; Dokura, Junichiro; Otake, Minoru; Murai, Masafumi; Yano, Hiromi; Inutsuka, Hisashi; Kimura, Hideo; Mitsuma, Tadamichi

doi:10.3937/kampomed.64.22

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“…Several reports have documented the treatment of pneumonia with Kampo medicine. Cases of pneumonia treated by daisaikotokabosho, shosaikoto, saikokeishito or shosaikotogochikuyosekkoto were reported [16–19]. All of these reports support the efficacy of Kampo medicine.…”

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Usefulness of shosaikoto for pneumonia in combination with antibiotics

Yamasaki

Suzuki

Ose

et al. 2020

Traditional & Kampo Medicine

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Aim The value of Kampo medicine for the treatment of pneumonia is unclear. The aim of our study is to investigate the usefulness of shosaikoto for pneumonia in combination with antibiotics. Methods We retrospectively compared 39 cases treated only with Western medicine, including antibiotics (conventional group), with 22 cases treated with Western medicine, including antibiotics, and shosaikoto (combination group). We evaluated the duration of antibiotic treatment after admission, the febrile period, and the duration of oxygen treatment. Results The duration of antibiotic treatment was significantly shorter in the combination group (7 ± 2.25 days) than in the conventional group (8.46 ± 2.28 days; P < 0.05), and the febrile period was also significantly shorter in the combination group (2.95 ± 0.92 days) than in the conventional group (4.09 ± 2.08 days; P < 0.05). The duration of oxygen treatment was not shorter in the combination group (3.85 ± 1.77 days) than in the conventional group (4.11 ± 2.25 days; P = 0.951). Conclusion This study suggests that combination therapy with shosaikoto and antibiotics is useful for bacterial pneumonia.

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confidence: 88%