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A Case of Recurrent Pneumonitis Caused by Bojungikgitang(Bu-Zhong-Yi-Qi-Tang)

Seung Gu Kim, Gun Hi Kang, Jun Jae Kim, Hyun Kyung Park, Na Na Baek, Sang Bong Choi, Eunah Shin, Joung Sook Kim, I Nae Park, Hoon Jeung, Jin Won Hur, Sung Soon Lee, Hyun Kyung Lee, Joo In Kim, Young Min Lee, Hyuk Pyo Lee, Ho Kee Yum, Soo Jeon Choi

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Many classes of drug, such as antineoplastic drugs and antiarrhythmic drugs, have potential to induce interstitial lung disease.Herbal medicines are also believed to have the potential to induce pneumonitis.However, to our knowledge, there are no reports of pneumonitis caused by herbal medications in the Korean medical database.We report a case of recurrent pneumonitis caused by a self rechallenge of the Herbal medicine Bojungikgitang (Bu-Zhong-Yi-Qi-Tang : Hochu-ekki-to).(

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Many classes of drug, such as antineoplastic drugs and antiarrhythmic drugs, have potential to induce interstitial lung disease.Herbal medicines are also believed to have the potential to induce pneumonitis.However, to our knowledge, there are no reports of pneumonitis caused by herbal medications in the Korean medical database.We report a case of recurrent pneumonitis caused by a self rechallenge of the Herbal medicine Bojungikgitang (Bu-Zhong-Yi-Qi-Tang : Hochu-ekki-to).(

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Many classes of drug, such as antineoplastic drugs and antiarrhythmic drugs, have potential to induce interstitial lung disease.Herbal medicines are also believed to have the potential to induce pneumonitis.However, to our knowledge, there are no reports of pneumonitis caused by herbal medications in the Korean medical database.We report a case of recurrent pneumonitis caused by a self rechallenge of the Herbal medicine Bojungikgitang (Bu-Zhong-Yi-Qi-Tang : Hochu-ekki-to).(

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