Pruritus Circumscriptus Sine Materia: A Sequel of Postzosteric Neuralgia - Evaluation by Quantitative Psychophysical Examination and Laser-evoked Potentials

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-47

  Darsow, Ulf ^a   Lorenz, Jürgen ^a   Bromm, Burkhart ^a   Ring, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Circumscribed itch; Herpes zoster; Hyperalgesia

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

AGED; CAPSAICIN; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; LASERS; NEURALGIA; NEURODERMATITIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRURITUS; PSYCHOPHYSICS;

EID: 0029923093     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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