A Case of Prurigo Nodularis Treated with Narrow-band UVB and Naltrexone.
- Author:
Hye Sang PARK
1
;
Seung Yoon LEE
;
Chung Eui YOU
;
Mi Youn PARK
;
Sook Ja SON
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, National Medical Center Seoul, Korea. nmcderma@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Prurigo nodularis. Narrow-band UVB;
Naltrexone
- MeSH:
Chronic Disease;
Naltrexone*;
Phototherapy;
Prurigo*;
Pruritus
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2005;43(8):1113-1115
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Prurigo nodularis is a distressing, chronic disease, which is considered to be very resistant to therapy. Treatment choice is quite limited. Among them, opiate antagonist and phototherapy have been used with satisfactory results. We report a case of treatment-resistant prurigo nodularis. Narrow band-UVB phototherapy was performed twice weekly for 3 months. Naltrexone 50mg was also taken daily before sleep. Pruritus was midly reduced after 1 week, and had almost completely disappeared after 3 months of treatment.
