Pruritus Ani

02/01/1951 - "Successful ointment therapy for pruritus ani."
02/01/1949 - "Pruritus ani and/or pruritus vulvae; its treatment with coparaffinate ointment."
12/01/2007 - "1% hydrocortisone ointment is an effective treatment of pruritus ani: a pilot randomized controlled crossover trial."
01/01/2022 - "We assessed the efficacy of a novel, composite, over-the-counter, topical lidocaine ointment that included an epidermal barrier and antimicrobial effect along with the typical lidocaine anesthetizing effect, in a single arm, observational, longitudinal, population of 20 ambulatory pruritus ani patients. "
02/01/2012 - "Randomized study of topical tacrolimus ointment as possible treatment for resistant idiopathic pruritus ani."

09/01/2003 - "Capsaicin is a new, safe, and highly effective treatment for severe intractable idiopathic pruritus ani."
09/01/2003 - "Topical capsaicin--a novel and effective treatment for idiopathic intractable pruritus ani: a randomised, placebo controlled, crossover study."
09/01/2003 - "Topical capsaicin is reported to be an effective treatment for idiopathic intractable pruritus ani. "
08/01/2010 - "A crossover study of capsaicin for treating idiopathic intractable pruritus ani reported a statistically significant difference in responder rates favoring capsaicin over placebo for itching scores but included insufficient data for the validity of this result to be assessed. "
01/01/2014 - "This chapter presents the evidence behind topical capsaicin use in dermatologic conditions characterized by neurogenic pain or pruritus, including postherpetic neuralgia, notalgia paresthetica, brachioradial pruritus, lichen simplex chronicus, prurigo nodularis, pruritus ani, pruritus of hemodialysis, aquagenic pruritus, apocrine chromhidrosis, lipodermatosclerosis, alopecia areata, and psoriasis. "

10/01/2023 - "All clinical studies (prospective and retrospective) that evaluated the efficacy of methylene blue in treating intractable idiopathic pruritus ani were included. "
10/01/2023 - "Therefore, higher quality studies are necessary to confirm that methylene blue injection is efficacious for pruritus ani, such as a randomized prospective multicenter studies."
08/01/2012 - "The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness and side effects of methylene blue injection into the perianal skin of patients with chronic refractory idiopathic pruritus ani (IPA). "
03/01/2004 - "This study has shown that intradermal methylene blue injection is a safe, simple, fast and efficient method of treating intractable idiopathic pruritus ani."
03/01/2004 - "In this study, we documented our technique and results with methylene blue injection in a large series of patients with intractable idiopathic pruritus ani. "

05/01/1982 - "Idiopathic pruritus ani responds to anal cleanliness, dietary discretion with avoidance of specific items by some patients, bowel habit regulation, and a mild topical hydrocortisone cream."
09/01/1957 - "Pruritus ani; treatment with tar extract hydrocortisone cream."
06/09/1956 - "[Treatment of dermatomycosis, pruritus ani and other dermatoses with a topical preparation with hydrocortisone and paranitrophenol base]."
12/01/2007 - "1% hydrocortisone ointment is an effective treatment of pruritus ani: a pilot randomized controlled crossover trial."
03/01/2002 - "METHODS: Five ml 1% methylene blue, 100 mg hydrocortisone and 15 ml 1% lignocaine were injected into the peri-anal skin of 25 patients with chronic pruritus ani which had proved refractory to standard care. "

12/01/2013 - "Efficacy of topical tacrolimus for the treatment of persistent pruritus ani in patients with atopic dermatitis."
02/01/2012 - "Randomized study of topical tacrolimus ointment as possible treatment for resistant idiopathic pruritus ani."

08/01/2000 - "This article focuses on various aspects of care for IBD patients including pain control, management of oral and skin ulcerations, stomal problems in IBD patients, control of nausea and vomiting, management of chronic diarrhea and pruritus ani, evaluation of anemia, treatment of steroid-related bone disease, and treatment of psychological problems associated with IBD. "
03/01/2006 - "The clinical diagnosis in 68 patients (54%) was: intertrigo/candidiasis (42.9%), atopic dermatitis (6.3%), pruritus ani (5.6%), psoriasis (3.2%), skin atrophy from steroid use (2.4%), lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (n = 2), herpes simplex (n = 1), and condylomata acuminata (n = 1). "
03/15/2012 - "Pruritus ani, or perianal itching, is managed by treating the underlying cause, ensuring proper hygiene, and providing symptomatic relief with oral antihistamines, topical steroids, or topical capsaicin. "
02/01/2019 - "While various medical treatments such as topical steroid ointment, antihistamine agent, and sedatives have been used for treating idiopathic intractable pruritus ani, they are not long-term solutions, due to the high recurrence rate. "

01/01/2022 - "Use of a novel composite topical lidocaine agent, demonstrated rapid and effective relief of pruritus ani in an ambulatory population. "
07/01/1993 - "Previous reports show that application of a lignocaine-containing preparation for pruritus ani is the most frequent cause of sensitization to lignocaine. "
01/01/2022 - "We assessed the efficacy of a novel, composite, over-the-counter, topical lidocaine ointment that included an epidermal barrier and antimicrobial effect along with the typical lidocaine anesthetizing effect, in a single arm, observational, longitudinal, population of 20 ambulatory pruritus ani patients. "
03/01/2002 - "METHODS: Five ml 1% methylene blue, 100 mg hydrocortisone and 15 ml 1% lignocaine were injected into the peri-anal skin of 25 patients with chronic pruritus ani which had proved refractory to standard care. "
03/01/2002 - "OBJECTIVE: To assess the use of intradermal methylene blue, lignocaine and hydrocortisone in cases of chronic pruritus ani refractory to standard primary, dermatological and colorectal care. "

10/01/1961 - "[Pruritus ani cured by the plastic method of Young and Scott]."

01/26/2012 - "The authors' pilot study has generated initial evidence that the acrylate skin protection cream may be effective for the treatment of pruritus ani. "
01/26/2012 - "The authors performed a prospective, open-label, two-centre pilot study to analyse the efficacy and safety of a liquid-film forming acrylate cream for the treatment of pruritus ani and peri-anal skin irritation. "

12/01/1948 - "Pruritus ani; a study of results with gentian violet in 210 cases."

09/01/1990 - "The majority of patients with idiopathic pruritus ani respond favorably to conservative treatment. "
01/01/2003 - "When pruritus ani does not respond to conservative therapy and when symptoms have existed for a long time, we should suspect the presence of malignancy."

04/01/1981 - "Bowel habit, anal pain or discomfort, pruritus ani and faecal soiling have been assessed in 82 patients with uncomplicated, prolapsing haemorrhoids before and after successful treatment (improvement in rectal bleeding and haemorrhoidal prolapse) by haemorrhoidectomy or rubber band ligation. "

01/01/2021 - "After therapy, pruritus ani score (P = 0.023), anus drainage and damp score (P = 0.041), skin lesion score (P = 0.025), and skin lesion area score (P = 0.035) of patients in the observation group were remarkably lower than those in the control group. "
04/01/1972 - "The etiology and therapy of pruritus ani."
10/01/1969 - "[Diagnosis and therapy of pruritus ani]."
07/01/1961 - "Pruritus ani: etiology and therapy."
05/15/1957 - "CHOICE of therapy in the treatment of pruritus ani."

02/01/2019 - "Methylene-blue intradermal injection can result in a high symptom improvement rate with low recurrence rate for patients with idiopathic pruritus ani."
02/01/2019 - "A retrospective study was conducted from January 2011 to October 2013 on consecutive patients with intractable pruritus ani treated with methylene-blue intradermal injection. "
02/01/2019 - "Long-term follow-up of intradermal injection of methylene blue for intractable, idiopathic pruritus ani."
03/01/2009 - "Treatment of refractory pruritus ani by intradermal injection of methylene blue is effective and generally well tolerated."
03/01/2009 - "Intradermal injection of methylene blue for the treatment of refractory pruritus ani."

06/01/1952 - "Alcohol injections in the treatment of pruritus ani."
10/01/2023 - "Studies that reported the resolution rate, after a single injection and after a second injection, the recurrence rate, symptom scores, and transient complications of methylene blue injections in treating intractable idiopathic pruritus ani were included. "
10/01/2023 - "Using methylene blue injections to treat intractable idiopathic pruritus ani is relatively efficacious, resulting in a relatively low recurrence rate and no severe complications. "