Chlorpromazine Treatment for Relief of Itching in Severe Refractory Neurodermatitis

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Abstract
CHLORPROMAZINE,§ a relatively new drug, has already found a wide variety of applications as noted in this journal. Among these are management of manic states,1 control of nausea2 and induction of hypothermia.3 Pellerat4 reports its use in neurodermatitis, eczema and other skin conditions. Delay, Deniker and Tardieu5 state that a case of pruritus was helped by the drug. Per contra, Winkelman6 mentions urticaria as an occasional complication of chlorpromazine. Bower7 found 2 cases of dermatitis with redness, scaling and itching of the chest or arms in his psychiatric cases.Dermatologic applications reported to date appear to be limited to the . . .

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