title: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are effective in the treatment of polycythemia vera-associated pruritus.
authors.forename: Ayalew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tefferi
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fonseca
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017374:Paroxetine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011087:Polycythemia Vera / Q000150:complications*; D011537:Pruritus / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D005473:Fluoxetine; D017374:Paroxetine; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors