[Brachioradial pruritus effectively treated with gabapentin].

Abstract

Brachioradial pruritus is a characteristic clinical condition with a deep intense itching, tingling or burning sensation localized to the dorsolateral part of the upper extremities. The symptoms occur primarily in the late summer in fair skin type people who are extensively sun-exposed. The condition is difficult to treat and does not respond to topical steroids and antihistamines. We describe a 57-year-old woman with longstanding brachioradial itching due to cervical radiculopathy and sun exposure, which was successfully treated with gabapentin.

• Authors: Kristine Appel Uldall Pallesen, Anette Bygum
• Journal: Ugeskrift for laeger (Ugeskr Laeger) Vol. 174 Issue 26 Pg. 1830-1 (Jun 25 2012) ISSN: 1603-6824 [Electronic] Denmark
• Vernacular Title: Brakioradial pruritus behandlet effektivt med gabapentin.
• PMID: 22735123 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Amines
• Antipruritics
• Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids
• Ice
• gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
• Gabapentin

Topics

• Amines (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Antipruritics (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Arm (innervation, pathology)
• Brachial Plexus Neuropathies (complications)
• Cervical Vertebrae
• Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Female
• Forearm (innervation, pathology)
• Gabapentin
• Humans
• Ice
• Middle Aged
• Polyradiculopathy (complications)
• Pruritus (drug therapy, etiology, pathology)
• Seasons
• Sunlight (adverse effects)
• gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)