title: [Pruritus in Hodgkin's disease responding to cimetidine].
abstract: A 34-year-old woman who had had intractable pruritus for 2 years experienced dramatic relief from the symptom under treatment with cimetidine. On investigation, stage IIIb Hodgkin's disease was diagnosed and responded well to chemotherapy with a remission lasting now for 2 years. After the beginning of chemotherapy cimetidine was discontinued and the pruritus did not recur.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002927:Cimetidine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006146:Guanidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008130:Lomustine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011344:Procarbazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011537:Pruritus / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D006146:Guanidines; D011344:Procarbazine; D014747:Vinblastine; D008130:Lomustine; D002927:Cimetidine; D011241:Prednisone
vernacular_title: Pruritus bei Morbus Hodgkin mit Ansprechen auf Cimetidin.