Ketamine Infusions for Treatment-Resistant Neuropathic Pruritus

Shawn G Kwatra; Anusha Kambala; Hannah Cornman; Sriya V Reddy; Steven P Cohen

doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2023.1772

Ketamine Infusions for Treatment-Resistant Neuropathic Pruritus

JAMA Dermatol. 2023 Sep 1;159(9):1011-1012. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2023.1772.

Authors

Shawn G Kwatra¹, Anusha Kambala¹, Hannah Cornman¹, Sriya V Reddy¹, Steven P Cohen²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
² Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Neurology, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

PMID: 37531125
DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2023.1772

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Plain language summary

This case report describes a patient in her 50s with a 4-year history of brachioradial pruritus with bilateral pruritus on her upper arms and forearms.

MeSH terms

Cervical Vertebrae
Humans
Ketamine* / therapeutic use
Pruritus / drug therapy
Pruritus / etiology

Substances

Ketamine