Coffee as a Cause of Pruritus Ani.
Abstract
To the Editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association:
The writer who described the interesting case under the above head-line, in the last number of The Journal, did not mention the kind of coffee that produced the pruritus ani.
In some cases, at least, one kind of coffee will occasion intolerable itching and consequent insomnia, while another kind can be used moderately without giving rise to any unpleasant symptoms.
I have had a...