Pruritus is common in patients with chronic liver disease and is improved by nalfurafine hydrochloride

Abstract Pruritus is known to be a common complication in hepatitis patients, but the exact frequency and degree are not fully elucidated. Thus, we evaluated pruritus of 450 patients with chronic liver disease at our hospital. Pruritus was observed in 240 (53%) of the patients. Pruritus was signific...

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Main Authors: Shuhei Yoshikawa, Takeharu Asano, Mina Morino, Keita Matsumoto, Hitomi Kashima, Yudai Koito, Takaya Miura, Yuko Takahashi, Rumiko Tsuboi, Takehiro Ishii, Haruka Otake, Junichi Fujiwara, Masanari Sekine, Takeshi Uehara, Kazuhito Yuhashi, Satohiro Matsumoto, Shinichi Asabe, Hiroyuki Miyatani, Hirosato Mashima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82566-w