prurigo/nausea

OBJECTIVE The perception of pruritus is modified by endogenous and exogenous opioids via central opiate receptors and can be suppressed with opioid receptor antagonists. The aim of this investigation was to describe the efficacy and safety of naltrexone, an orally active opiate antagonist, in the

BACKGROUND The perception of pruritus is modified by endogenous opiates via central opiate receptors in a histamine-independent manner. OBJECTIVE The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of naltrexone, an orally active opiate antagonist, in the treatment of severe,

Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis (APD) is rare autoimmune response to endogenous progesterone or to earlier exposure to exogenous progesterone (1). Skin lesions typically occur due to increases in progesterone during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle (2). A-31-year-old mother of two children

BACKGROUND Chronic pruritus is a global clinical problem with a high impact on the quality of life and lack of specific therapies. It is an excruciating and frequent symptom of e.g. uncurable renal, liver and skin diseases which often does not respond to conventional treatment with e.g.