Topical doxepin significantly decreases itching and erythema in the chronically pruritic burn scar

Wounds

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 195-200

  Demling, Robert H ^a   DeSanti, Leslie ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; DOXEPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; BURN SCAR; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; ERYTHEMA; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SOMNOLENCE; STANDARD; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0037772529     PISSN: 10447946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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