The Medication That Patients Were Itching to Try

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IBAT Inhibitors: The Medication That Patients With Pruritus Were Itching to Try

William F. Balistreri, MD

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May 23, 2022

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Pruritus is a prime clinical expression of cholestatic diseases in children and adults.

In my clinical experience, there was no more poignant depiction of the ravages of cholestatic pruritus than that of an 11-year-old girl with Alagille syndrome whom I saw many years ago.

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