重度の咽喉頭異常感症に半夏厚朴湯が著効した１例

globus hystericus

北海道歯学会

北海道歯学雑誌

We report a case of successful treatment with hangekobokuto of a 78-year-old woman suffering from globus hystericus for several decades. She self-regurgitated food by induced vomiting with her fingers about once per week. Two otolaryngologists and one physician diagnosed no physical abnormality and she was referred to our department for examination of dysphagia. No organic abnormality was found by clinical examination except decrease of globus reflection, so she was diagnosed with globus hystericus and started on kampo medicine. Hangekobokuto (TH-16) 7.5 g/day orally in 3 divided doses before meals for 7 days improved her throat discomfort such that she didn’t induce vomiting. Additionally, her globus reflection was recovered. Therefore it was suggested that hangekobokuto is effective to treat globus hystericus.