INTRODUCTION: Lidocaine is a local anesthetic agent, with intravenous route indications for use in contexts different from symptom control in oncologic patients. Evidence regarding its usefulness in neuropathic pain and refractory pruritus exists. This review aims to describe available evidence supportin...
Refractory pruritus can be a symptom difficult to manage. We describe a case of a 37-year-old female patient with an oncological diagnosis of high-grade mesenchymal osteosarcoma in the left sacrum, hospitalized for urinary tract infection and polymicrobial bacteremia. During hospitalization, she presente...
El prurigo nodular crónico se caracteriza por un ciclo de prurito y excoriación en el que intervienen mecanismos neurodérmicos, asociado a diversas enfermedades. Se manifiesta con placas o nódulos hiperqueratósicos cupuliformes. El tratamiento, enfocado en reducir el prurito, representa un desafí...
Abstract Generalized eruptive keratoacanthoma of Grzybowski is a rare variant of multiple keratoacanthomas counting with about 40 cases reported. It is a chronic and progressive disease for which none of the described therapeutic options has been entirely satisfactory. We report a case of an 83-year-old ...
Pruritus is a distressing sensation of the skin that provokes the desire to scratch. Medicinal plants have been proposed as a worthful source for identifying new bioactive molecules. The aim of this study was to evaluate some medicinal plants and their phytochemicals used in the management of pruritus. M...
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INTRODUCCIÓN: La varicela es una enfermedad infecciosa frecuente y altamente contagiosa, producida por el virus Varicella Zoster. Tradicionalmente se ha recomendado tratarla en forma sintomática, ya que existe controversia en relación a la utilidad del tratamiento antiviral, en especial en ni...
Abstract: Few studies have described therapeutic options in brachioradial pruritus. We describe a cross-sectional study of brachioradial pruritus patients treated in an outpatient unit. We reviewed medical records and interviewed brachioradial pruritus patients without indication for decompressive surger...
Abstract Among the wide range of symptoms neglected or resistant to conventional treatments in clinical practice, itch is emerging gradually as a theme to be studied. Itch complaints and the negative effects in the quality of life are observed in several medical fields. Although the partially obscure pat...
Prurito/tratamiento farmacológico,
Psicotrópicos/uso terapéutico,
Aminas/uso terapéutico,
Antipruriginosos/uso terapéutico,
Ácidos Ciclohexanocarboxílicos/uso terapéutico,
Doxepina/uso terapéutico,
Enfermedades Renales/complicaciones,
Prurito/etiología,
Ensayos Clínicos Controlados Aleatorios como Asunto,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Ácido gamma-Aminobutírico/uso terapéutico
La escabiosis es una ectoparasitosis pruriginosa producida por el ácaro Sarcoptes scabiei, variedad hominis, específica del ser humano. Si bien su distribución es universal, con frecuencia es subdiagnosticada por asociarla únicamente a hacinamiento y malos hábitos de higiene. Se transmite por contac...
Kolm, André;
Ferraz, Alexandre Alberto Fontana;
Módolo, Norma Sueli Pinheiro;
Ferrari, Fábio;
Ganem, Eliana Marisa;
Rodrigues Júnior, Geraldo Rolim;
Nascimento Júnior, Paulo do;
Nakamura, Giane;
Navarro, Lais Helena Camacho;
Lima, Rodrigo Moreira.
JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: O uso espinhal de opióides pode causar alguns efeitos indesejáveis, dentre os quais, o mais freqüente é o prurido que, apesar de sua baixa morbidade, pode proporcionar desconforto intenso ao paciente e prolongar o período de internação. O objetivo deste estudo foi avalia...
