PedAM
Pediatric Disease Annotations & Medicines
| Disease | primary biliary cirrhosis |
| Symptom | C0033774|pruritus |
| Sentences | 5 |
| PubMedID- 23899960 | Twenty-six years of plasma exchange for symptomatic treatment of pruritus in primary biliary cirrhosis. |
| PubMedID- 22259000 | Authors' conclusions: this systematic review did not demonstrate any effect of bezafibrate versus no intervention on mortality, liver-related morbidity, adverse events, and pruritus in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis. |
| PubMedID- 24234429 | Refractory pruritus in primary biliary cirrhosis. |
| PubMedID- 23235576 | Authors' conclusions: this systematic review did not demonstrate any significant benefits of ursodeoxycholic acid on all-cause mortality, all-cause mortality or liver transplantation, pruritus, or fatigue in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis. |
| PubMedID- 22121492 | pruritus is most characteristic of primary biliary cirrhosis but can be present in any patient with jaundice and even in anicteric patients with hepatitis c. cholestyramine is the most effective treatment; however, patients do not like to take it, and there are drug/drug interactions. |
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