Elke Weisshaar1,2, Michael J. Kucenic1 and Alan B. Fleischer Jr1.
The history, neurophysiology, clinical aspects and treatment
of pruritus are reviewed in this article. The different
forms of pruritus in dermatological and systemic
diseases are described, and the various aetiologies and
pathophysiology of pruritus in systemic diseases are discussed.
Lack of understanding of the neurophysiology
and pathophysiology of pruritus has hampered the development
o ...
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