Case report of atopic dermatitis with refractory pruritus markedly improved with the novel use of clonidine and trimeprazine

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 76-79

  Genois, Annie ^a   Haig, Margaret ^a   Des Roches, Anne ^a   Sirard, Alain ^a   Le May, Sylvie ^b   McCuaig, Catherine C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIMEMAZINE; BETAMETHASONE; CLONIDINE; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOSPORIN; DESLORATADINE; DOXEPIN; FUSIDATE SODIUM; GLYCEROL; HYDROXYZINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PIMECROLIMUS; XIPAMIDE;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BEDTIME DOSAGE; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CURETTAGE; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FACE INJURY; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD ALLERGY; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMPETIGO; INSOMNIA; LEG INJURY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM; NEURODERMATITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SKIN INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; XEROSIS;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; ANTIPRURITICS; CHILD; CLONIDINE; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; MALE; OFF-LABEL USE; PRURITUS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIMEPRAZINE;

EID: 84891889266     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2012.01756.x     Document Type: Article

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