Intractable Pruritus Due to Hepatic Cirrhosis Relieved by Cholestyramine.

desoxycholate (10 ml. of 20% solution) which increases the emulsifying power of the blood and so reduces the size of circulating fat globules is limited because in larger doses it produces haemolysis. Next, anticoagulant therapy has been advocated (Cobb and Hillman, 1961). Heparin is supposed to alter the lipoprotein density and would also prevent thrombosis if an occlusion did occur from the fat globules. From this small series, the impression gathered was that severe cases treated with anticoagulants recovered from the effects of fat embolism sooner than those treated without.