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Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy Volume 34, 2020 - Issue 3
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Pruritic Manifestation of Peripheral T Cell Lymphoma Effectively Managed with Mirtazapine: A Case Report

Hannah Bromberg Hannah Bromberg, DO, Palliative Care Department, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, USA; Young Chang, MD, Palliative Care Department, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, USA; David Craig, PharmD, Palliative Care Department, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, USA.Correspondence[email protected]
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Young Chang Hannah Bromberg, DO, Palliative Care Department, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, USA; Young Chang, MD, Palliative Care Department, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, USA; David Craig, PharmD, Palliative Care Department, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, USA.
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David Craig Hannah Bromberg, DO, Palliative Care Department, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, USA; Young Chang, MD, Palliative Care Department, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, USA; David Craig, PharmD, Palliative Care Department, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, USA.
Pages 153-154 | Received 26 Nov 2019, Accepted 19 Feb 2020, Published online: 02 Mar 2020
 
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Abstract

Chronic pruritus associated with underlying malignancy can greatly hinder a patient's quality of life. The severity is variable and patients frequently fail traditional first line therapies. We report a patient with diffuse, chronic pruritus secondary to peripheral T Cell Lymphoma (PTCL) who had same day response to mirtazapine after a litany of other agents were unsuccessful.

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