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Mirtazapine for the Treatment of Chronic Pruritus [PDF]
Medicines, 2019 Background: Chronic pruritus is a debilitating condition associated with a wide range of dermatologic, systemic and psychogenic etiologies. In patients with chronic pruritus that is refractory to conventional therapy, symptoms can significantly decrease quality of life by contributing to anxiety, sleep disturbances, and in many cases depression. Recent
Raveena Khanna +4 more
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European S2k Guideline on Chronic Pruritus [PDF]
Acta Dermato Venereologica, 2019 Pruritus is a frequent symptom in medicine. Population-based studies show that every 5th person in the general population has suffered from chronic pruritus at least once in the lifetime with a 12-month incidence of 7%. In patient populations its frequency is much higher depending on the underlying cause, ranging from around 25% in haemodialysis ...
Weisshaar E. +14 more
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Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2019 Few studies have validated standard measurement instruments for evaluation of chronic pruritus. The Chronic Pruritus Tools Questionnaire PRURITOOLS assembles a set of instruments for the assessment of pruritus, such as the visual analogue scale ...
Emely Verweyen +10 more
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"Electronic calculator of chronic pruritus": the first questionnaire for chronic pruritus evalution in the Ukrainian language [PDF]
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018 Andrashko Y. V., Yaremkevych R. R., Devinyak O. T., Zimenkovskyi A. A. “Electronic calculator of chronic pruritus”: the first questionnaire for chronic pruritus evalution in the Ukrainian language. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2018;8(1):414-429. eISSN 2391-8306.
Y. V. Andrashko +3 more
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Validation of the German Pruritus Questionnaire for the systematic assessment of chronic pruritus [PDF]
JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen GesellschaftSummaryBackgroundChronic pruritus is a clinically heterogeneous symptom that manifests itself with varying duration, intensity, or quality. To date, there is no validated German‐language instrument that systematically assesses the relevant parameters.
Weisshaar, Elke +10 more
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Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2018 Impaired sleep due to nocturnal pruritus is a common symptom in patients with chronic pruritus. However, there is no standardized, simplified instrument for assessing sleep-related problems in patients with chronic pruritus. After a literature search, we
Theresa Suilmann +4 more
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Treatments for chronic pruritus outside of the box [PDF]
Experimental Dermatology, 2019 AbstractPatients with chronic pruritus are in desperate need of novel treatment options, as current therapeutic possibilities are often not effective, have a poor level of evidence and are mostly off‐label. In recent years, much effort has been put into the identification of potential targets for the treatment of chronic pruritus.
Metz, Martin, Martin Metz
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Aprepitant for the Treatment of Chronic Refractory Pruritus [PDF]
BioMed Research International, 2017 Chronic pruritus is a difficult condition to treat and is associated with several comorbidities, including insomnia, depression, and decreased quality of life. Treatment for chronic itch includes corticosteroids, antihistamines, and systemic therapies such as naltrexone, gabapentin, UV light therapy, and immunomodulatory treatments, including ...
Alice He +4 more
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Pathogenesis and Treatment of Chronic Pruritus [PDF]
, 2020 This Special Edition Issue on the “Pathogenesis and Treatment of Chronic Pruritus” contains an overview of various known causes of chronic pruritus and emerging therapeutics. Chronic pruritus is an itch that lasts longer than six weeks, and is associated
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Patterns among Patients with Chronic Pruritus: A Retrospective Analysis of 170 Patients. [PDF]
, 2020 Chronic pruritus profoundly affects patients' quality of life. The objective of this retrospective cross-sectional study was to characterize patients with chronic pruritus and identify patterns, in order to delineate a better diagnostic approach.
Perruchoud, Delphine L. +5 more
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