Effect of topical Vitamin D on chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus: An open-label pilot study

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 800-803

  Jung, Kyung Eun ^a   Woo, Yu Ri ^a   Lee, Joong Sun ^a   Shin, Jong Ho ^b   Jeong, Jin Uk ^b   Koo, Dae Won ^a   Bang, Ki Tae ^b  

^a Eulji University   (South Korea)

^b Eulji University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

calcipotriol; chronic kidney disease associated pruritus; pruritus; topical Vitamin D; uremic pruritus

Indexed keywords

CALCIPOTRIOL; VITAMIN; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE ASSOCIATED PRURITUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRY SKIN; END STAGE RENAL DISEASE; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PRURITUS; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATED MODIFIED PRURITUS ASSESSMENT SCORE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; CUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRURITUS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; VITAMIN D; VITAMINS;

EID: 84937969054     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.12895     Document Type: Article

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