Immunoglobulin G4-Related Retroperitoneal Fibrosis Treated with Hochuekkito, a Kampo Medicine, following Steroid Treatment.

Minoru Fukuchi, Shinji Sakurai, Toshiaki Kogure, Hiroshi Naitoh, Hiroyuki Kuwano

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Article in Case reports in gastroenterology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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A case of retroperitoneal fibrosis responding to steroid therapy.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
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Minoru FukuchiDepartment of Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan.

Shinji SakuraiDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan.

Toshiaki KogureDepartment of Japanese Oriental Medicine, Gunma Chuo Hospital, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan.

Hiroshi NaitohDepartment of Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan.

Hiroyuki KuwanoDepartment of General Surgical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan.

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Abstract

We report a case of immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related retroperitoneal fibrosis (RF) with complete remission and no relapses after therapy with steroids and Hochuekkito, a Kampo (i.e. traditional Japanese herbal) medicine. A 62-year-old Japanese man was admitted to our hospital for treatment of a retroperitoneal mass detected by computed tomography. The mass had a maximum diameter of 11.0 cm; it involved the left ureter and was associated with left hydronephrosis. After inserting a ureteral stent, we performed a biopsy by laparotomy. Histopathology revealed IgG4-related RF. The lesion disappeared after 7 months of steroid therapy. We subsequently used Hochuekkito as an alternative maintenance treatment because of steroid-related complications. The patient has not relapsed in the 3 years since starting the medication. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of IgG4-related RF treated with Hochuekkito as a maintenance treatment.

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HochuekkitoIgG4-related retroperitoneal fibrosisSteroid

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PMID24987323

DOI10.1159/000363536

PMCPMC4067706

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