Pruritus in Patients Under Targeted Anticancer Therapy: A Multidimensional Analysis Using the 5-D itch Scale.

In conclusion, patients receiving EGFRIs suffer from severe pruritus frequently. They not only experienced long lasting and intense itching, causing sleep discomfort, but also developed itching at specific body sites.
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Source: Acta Dermato-Venereologica - January 23, 2019 Category: Dermatology Authors: Cho SI, Lee J, Lim J, Park JS, Kim M, Kim TY, Kim TM, Lee KH, Keam B, Han SW, Jo SJ Tags: Acta Derm Venereol Source Type: research