title: Management of pruritus in palliative care.
abstract: Pruritis (severe itching of the skin) is a relatively rare symptom in palliative care, but it can have a negative impact on patients' physical, psychological and social wellbeing. It can also be distressing for family members. Holistic assessment is needed to inform an individual plan of care to alleviate the itching, which will involve general skin-care measures and a combination of topical and systemic treatments.
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Perdue
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care; D011537:Pruritus / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*