Pruritus in children

The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 280-286

  Leung, Alexander K C ^a   Wong, Byron E ^b   Chan, Paul Y H ^c   Cho, Helen Y H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Medical Staff Asian Medical Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

aetiology; clinical evaluation; Itchiness; treatment

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ASTEMIZOLE; BUTORPHANOL; CALAMINE; COLESTYRAMINE; CYPROHEPTADINE; DIAMORPHINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GRISEOFULVIN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYZINE; ISONIAZID; LORATADINE; MENTHOL; MORPHINE; PHENOL; PHENOTHIAZINE; PRAMOCAINE; QUINIDINE; RIFAMPICIN; TERFENADINE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CANCER; CHILD; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATOBILIARY DISEASE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INSECT BITE; IRON DEFICIENCY; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MENTAL STRESS; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; SUNBURN; SWEAT GLAND DISEASE; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; URTICARIA; XEROSIS;

CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRURITUS; SKIN CARE;

EID: 0032461669     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642409811800513     Document Type: Article

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