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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2014; 20(47): 17877-17882
Published online Dec 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i47.17877
Published online Dec 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i47.17877
Study of pruritus in chronic hepatitis C patients
Kazuyoshi Suzuki, Masaya Tamano, Yasumi Katayama, Toru Kuniyoshi, Kagemasa Kagawa, Hiroshi Takada, Kazutomo Suzuki, Department of Gastroenterology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, Saitama 343-8555, Japan
Author contributions: Suzuki K, Katayama Y and Tamano M designed the research; Kuniyoshi T, Kagawa K, Takada H and Suzuki K performed the research; Katayama Y analyzed the data; and Suzuki K and Tamano M wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Masaya Tamano, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, 2-1-50 Minami-Koshigaya, Koshigaya-shi, Saitama 343-8555, Japan. mstamano@dokkyomed.ac.jp
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Received: March 8, 2014
Revised: April 15, 2014
Accepted: July 24, 2014
Published online: December 21, 2014
Revised: April 15, 2014
Accepted: July 24, 2014
Published online: December 21, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: This is the first paper to evaluate the occurrence and severity of pruritus in chronic hepatitis C patients and to examine the relationship between pruritus and interferon therapy. We found that patients with chronic hepatitis C experience pruritus more than those without chronic hepatitis C.