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A case of severe paraneoplastic itch resistant to antihistamines and responding to serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

Authors :
Werda I
Feki J
Khemiri S
Ben Kridis W
Khanfir A
Source :
Clinical case reports [Clin Case Rep] 2021 Jul 06; Vol. 9 (7), pp. e04279. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 06 (Print Publication: 2021).
Publication Year :
2021

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.<br />Competing Interests: None declared.<br /> (© 2021 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2050-0904
Volume :
9
Issue :
7
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Clinical case reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
34257972
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4279