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2022 Nov


Clin Liver Dis


26


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Evaluation and Management of Pruritus in Primary Biliary Cholangitis.

Authors

Düll MM, Kremer AE
Clin Liver Dis. 2022 Nov; 26(4):727-745.
PMID: 36270726.

Abstract

Chronic pruritus is a classic symptom in patients with primary biliary cholangitis. It affects up to two-thirds of patients in the course of the disease. Efficient therapy consists of topical treatment combined with systemic options such as anion exchangers, rifampicin, bezafibrate, μ-opioid receptor antagonists, selective-serotonin receptor uptake inhibitors, and gabapentinoids. Future therapeutic approaches may contain the selective blockade of the enterohepatic cycle by inhibiting the ileal bile acid transporter, the agonism at κ-opioid receptors, and antagonism of the mas-related G protein-coupled receptor X4. As nondrug treatment, ultraviolet B therapy, albumin dialysis, and biliary drainage are available at specialized centers.