Carbamazepine Can Be Effective in Alleviating Tormenting Pruritus in Patients with Hematologic Malignancy

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 571-572

  Korfitis, Chrysovalantis ^a   Trafalis, Dimitrios T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b METAXA CANCER HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PRURITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 43949144588     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2008.01.004     Document Type: Letter

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