1. Pregabalin treatment of three cases with brachioradial pruritus.
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Atış G and Bilir Kaya B
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- Adult, Female, Forearm, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Middle Aged, Pruritus diagnosis, Pruritus etiology, Severity of Illness Index, Spinal Diseases diagnostic imaging, Treatment Outcome, Antipruritics therapeutic use, Pregabalin therapeutic use, Pruritus drug therapy, Spinal Diseases complications
- Abstract
Brachioradial pruritus (BRP) is a rare type of chronic pruritus that usually localized at the dorsolateral part of the forearms. Itching, burning, or pain are common symptoms at the involved areas. The etiological factors are still unknown but sun exposure and/or cervical spine lesions seem to be trigerring or precipiting factors. Neuropathogenic mechanism plays role in etiopathogenesis of BRP, therefore, antiepileptic drugs such as gabapentin, oxcarbazepine. and pregabalin are suggested medications for BRP. Herein, we report three cases with BRP successfully treated with pregabaline., (© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
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- 2017
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