Severe pruritus in a haemodialysed patient: Dramatic improvement with granisetron [11]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 376-377

  Albares, M P ^a   Betlloch, I ^a   Guijarro, J ^a   Vergara, G ^a   Pascual, J C ^a   Botella, R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; GRANISETRON; HYDROXYZINE; SEROTONIN 3 ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SELECTIVITY; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS;

ADULT; ANTIPRURITICS; GRANISETRON; HUMANS; MALE; PRURITUS; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 0037330817     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05097_11.x     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

1. 3: un nuevo grupo de antieméticos. Rev Clin Esp 1996; 2: 65-70.
2. Balaskas EV, Bamihas GL, Karamouzis M et al. Histamine and serotonin in uremic pruritus: effect of ondansetron in CAPD-pruritic patients. Nephron 1998; 78: 395-402.
3. Downs A, Kennedy C. Successful treatment of intractable palmoplantar pruritus with ondansetron. Arch Dermatol 1998; 134: 925-6.
4. 3) receptor antagonists: effectiveness of ondansetron. Pain 1995; 61: 33-7.