Bedside greater occipital nerve block with bupivacaine for the treatment of recalcitrant scalp pruritus

Anusha Kambala, Alexander L. Kollhoff, Elena Wei, Kevin K. Lee, Hannah Cornman, Emily Z. Ma, Jaya Manjunath, Brenda Umenita Imo, Sriya V. Reddy, Shawn G. Kwatra

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Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)77-81
Number of pages5
JournalJAAD Case Reports
Volume44
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2024

Keywords

  • bupivacaine
  • chronic itch
  • chronic pruritus
  • greater occipital nerve block
  • local anesthetic
  • nerve block
  • neuropathic itch
  • neuropathic pruritus
  • peripheral nerve block
  • scalp dysesthesia
  • scalp pruritus

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Dermatology

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