Topical amitriptyline combined with topical ketamine for the management of recalcitrant localized pruritus: A retrospective pilot study

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 320-321

  Poterucha, Timothy J ^b   Murphy, Sinead L ^c   Sandroni, Paola ^a   Rho, Richard H ^a   Warndahl, Roger A ^a   Weiss, William T ^a   Davis, Mark D P ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CAPSAICIN; CORTICOSTEROID; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; KETAMINE;

AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TOPICAL TREATMENT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84880348598     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2013.03.013     Document Type: Article

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