Topical capsaicin cream was effective for chronic idiopathic intractable pruritis ani

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 86-

  Lysy, J ^c   Sistiery Ittah, M ^c   Israelit, Y ^c   Goldin, E ^a   Gutknecht, David R ^b  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; CAPSAICIN; HYDROCORTISONE; MENTHOL; PLACEBO; STEROID;

ADULT; ANUS PRURITUS; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT SURVEY; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 3042601813     PISSN: 13565524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ebm.9.3.86     Document Type: Short Survey

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