
News|Videos|March 9, 2025
Daniel Butler, MD: Pearls for Primary Care When Treating and Referring Older Adults for Chronic Itch
Author(s)Daniel Butler, MD, Grace Halsey
Butler addresses how primary care can help manage the burdens of itch in their older patients and offers pearls for consulting and referring to dermatology.
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Daniel Butler, MD, is associate professor of medicine at the College of Medicine Tucson, University of Arizona. He is also the Director of the Inflammatory & Aging Skin Research Program, and a pioneer in the space of
Butler sat down with Patient Care Online© live at the 2025 American Academy of Dermatology Conference in Orlando, March 7-11, to discuss many issues related to chronic itch in older patients, including the role of primary care physicians in managing itch in this vulnerable population and when it is appropriate to refer to a dermatologist.
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