Pruritus associated with jaundice

  Hepatology

Therapeutical options in the management of pruritus associated with jaundice (cholestatic liver disease).

Cholestyramine; rifampicin; naltrexone; sertraline;

AGA guideline
EASL guideline 2009

References:

EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of cholestatic liver diseases. (2009)

Up to date

Jaundice associated pruritis: A review of pathophysiology and treatment. World J Gastro. 2015

Tajiri K, Shimizu Y. Recent advances in the management of pruritus in chronic liver diseases. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(19): 3418-3426