Plasma separation and anion adsorption transiently relieve intractable pruritus in primary biliary cirrhosis

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 887-891

  Pusl, Thomas ^a   Denk, Gerald U ^a   Parhofer, Klaus G ^a   Beuers, Ulrich ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Anion exchange resin; Bile acids; Bilirubin; Cholestasis; Fatigue; Plasma separation; Primary biliary cirrhosis; Pruritus; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

BILE ACID; COLESTYRAMINE; NALTREXONE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANION ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BILE ACID BLOOD LEVEL; BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTASIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PLASMA SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADSORPTION; ADULT; ANIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRURITUS;

EID: 33750474433     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2006.08.008     Document Type: Article

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