Pruritus in Hemodialysis Patients Probed (Itching)

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Pruritus in Hemodialysis Patients Probed
Jody A. Charnow
April 02 2009

Pruritus in hemodialysis (HD) patients may be associated with iron deficiency and inflammation, Brazilian researchers reported in Hemodialysis International (2009;13:38-42). Of 101 HD patients screened, 31 (30.7%) had pruritus. Compared with patients who did not have pruritus, those who did had significantly lower transferrin saturation levels—an indicator of iron deficiency—and higher levels of C-reactive protein, a marker for inflammation.

http://www.renalandurologynews.com/Pruritus-in-Hemodialysis-Patients-Probed/article/129959/