Hydroxyethyl starch-induced pruritus is an intense

itch Itch (also known as pruritus) is a sensation that causes the desire or reflex to scratch. Itch has resisted many attempts to be classified as any one type of sensory experience. Itch has many similarities to pain, and while both are unpleasant ...

ing, lasting for as long as one year, occurring following

hydroxyethyl starch Hydroxyethyl starch (HES/HAES), sold under the brand name Voluven among others, is a nonionic starch derivative, used as a volume expander in intravenous therapy. The use of HES on critically ill patients is associated with an increased risk of d ...

intravenous infusion for vascular insufficiency.There is no treatment for the itch. An updated clinical review on storage in different tissues describes a pattern of storage in the

reticuloendothelial system In anatomy the term "reticuloendothelial system" (abbreviated RES), often associated nowadays with the mononuclear phagocyte system (MPS), was originally launched by the beginning of the 20th century to denote a system of specialised cells that eff ...

and also the skin (Wiedermann). Differential storage described via immuno-electron microscopy, see Ständer 2001 below.

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