Eyelid pruritus with intravenous morphine

Abstract

The cause of eyelid pruritus (itching) may be difficult to determine, particularly in preverbal children. Tearing, photophobia, or eye rubbing may be the first manifestation of leukemic infiltration or graft-versus-host disease, necessitating early appropriate therapy. 1 We report a child in whom persistent eye rubbing developed after bone marrow transplantation for leukemia. Morphine administration was found to be the cause of this symptom.