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3209316

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-2-22
pubmed:abstractText
Pruritus remains a significant complication of end-stage renal disease. Its cause in hemodialysis patients is not known. It has been postulated that increased numbers of mast cells occur in these patients and may account for the presence of pruritus. Our objective was to determine if there is a difference in the number of cutaneous mast cells between pruritic and nonpruritic patients. A 3-mm punch biopsy specimen was obtained from pruritic (n = 7) and nonpruritic (n = 6) hemodialysis patients. We observed no significant difference in the quantity of cutaneous mast cells in pruritic and nonpruritic hemodialysis patients. We conclude that the etiology of pruritus in hemodialysis patients is not related to an increase in the number of cutaneous mast cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0011-9059
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
557-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-10-30
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Cutaneous mast cell quantity in pruritic and nonpruritic hemodialysis patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article