Itchy skin, or pruritus, can be a symptom of some cancers, including blood-related, skin, liver, gallbladder, and bile-duct cancer cancers. However, other causes of itching are more common. Itching ...

Spring allergy season is in full swing, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about a rare but serious “severe itching” side effect from popular allergy medications ...

The itching, known medically as pruritus, was so bad that affected people described “significant and persistent impact on quality of life and ability to function.” ...

As pollen peaks for the season, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that some popular allergy medications could cause a rare but severe itching side effect. The FDA said in a safety ...

Between April 25, 2017 and July 6, 2023, 209 cases of pruritus linked to these allergy medications were identified worldwide.

Key Takeaways Stopping long-term treatment with the over-the-counter antihistamines Zyrtec or Xyzal may cause severe itching, the FDA says. Cases of pruritus, or itching, are rare.

A 56-year-old woman experiencing homelessness was evaluated at this hospital because of sore throat and a pruritic rash on her face, chest, abdomen, and legs. A diagnosis was made.

First Case of Diffuse Bullous Skin Lesions A 55-year-old man presents to the clinic with multiple tense bullae diffusely involving his trunk and extremities that overlie urticarial plaques. The ...

Topline results were announced from a phase 3 trial evaluating linerixibat for the treatment of cholestatic pruritus in patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). Linerixibat is an ...

It is approved for the treatment of cholestatic pruritus in patients with Alagille syndrome in the U.S. (three months and older), in Europe (two months and older), and in other regions globally.

Cannabis cream relieved itching symptoms over the short-term in a small trial of patients on hemodialysis experiencing uremic pruritus. In the double-blind trial (Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier ...

Diffuse large B cell lymphoma Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). NHL is a type of blood cancer that affects white blood cells called lymphocytes . It is a ...