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Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Case report

Aspiration pneumonia and bronchopneumonia in progressive supranuclear palsy treated with qing fei tang: two case reports

Authors: Ichiro Nozaki, Yuko Kato-Motozaki, Tokuhei Ikeda, Kazuya Takahashi, Atsuro Tagami, Chiho Ishida, Kiyonobu Komai

Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports | Issue 1/2015

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Abstract

Introduction

Qing fei tang, which is used for various respiratory diseases, is useful for reducing relapse of aspiration pneumonia and bronchopneumonia in stroke, but the effect remains unknown in Parkinson's syndrome. We report two cases of Japanese patients with progressive supranuclear palsy and relapsing aspiration pneumonia and bronchopneumonia, which was successfully prevented by qing fei tang.

Case presentation

Two Japanese men with progressive supranuclear palsy and receiving total enteral feeding (patient one (66-years-old) and patient two (76-years-old)) had experienced recurrent aspiration pneumonia and bronchopneumonia, which was unresponsive to conventional therapy. The respiratory infection developed twice at intervals of two months in patient one, and nine times at almost monthly intervals in patient two. Thereafter, they were given qing fei tang. After administration of qing fei tang, the respiratory infection reoccurred only once; after 5.5 months for patient one, and six months for patient two. Both of our patients clearly showed a reduced incidence of respiratory infection.

Conclusions

Both of our patients clearly showed a reduced incidence of respiratory infection after the administration of qing fei tang. Qing fei tang could be useful for the prevention of recurrent aspiration pneumonia and bronchopneumonia in progressive supranuclear palsy.
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Metadata
Title
Aspiration pneumonia and bronchopneumonia in progressive supranuclear palsy treated with qing fei tang: two case reports
Authors
Ichiro Nozaki
Yuko Kato-Motozaki
Tokuhei Ikeda
Kazuya Takahashi
Atsuro Tagami
Chiho Ishida
Kiyonobu Komai
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Medical Case Reports / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-015-0538-3

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