A case of severe paraneoplastic itch resistant to antihistamines and responding to serotonin reuptake inhibitors
Abstract This article covers an interesting topic. Paraneoplastic pruritus is rare but can be severe. It can sometimes be resistant to usual treatments. In our case, it was resistant to antihistamines but was relieved by inhibitors of serotonin scrapping.
Main Authors: | Ines Werda, Jihene Feki, Souhir Khemiri, Wala Ben Kridis, Afef Khanfir |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-07-01
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Series: | Clinical Case Reports |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4279 |
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