Are we still scratching the surface? A case of intractable pruritus following systemic opioid analgesia
| Autor: | Cristina Tamasdan, Eugenie Obbens, Dana Tarcatu, Natalie Moryl |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
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Adolescent Morphine business.industry Pruritus Pain General Medicine (+)-Naloxone Scratching Hydromorphone Fentanyl Analgesics Opioid Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Opioid Anesthesia medicine Humans Itching Pharmacology (medical) medicine.symptom skin and connective tissue diseases business Oxycodone medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Opioid Management. 3:167-170 |
| ISSN: | 1551-7489 |
| DOI: | 10.5055/jom.2007.0055 |
| Popis: | This article describes a case of severe opioid-induced pruritus following systemic morphine administration. Symptoms did not resolve after administration of antihistamines or rotation to fentanyl or hydromorphone, but oral oxycodone and small-dose intravenous naloxone did alleviate the patient’s itching. The pathogenesis of opioidinduced pruritus and the rationale for opioid rotation are briefly discussed. Current and possible future therapeutic options are mentioned. |
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