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Case report demonstrates successful resolution of pruritus with citalopram in paraproteinemia, suggesting SSRIs can manage refractory non-psychological itch.
We report a case of generalised pruritus in a 67 year old woman, associated with a paraprotein, responding to treatment with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) in the absence of any psychological disorder, after failing topical treatments, antihistamines and mirtazapine.
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