Topical anti-itch therapy

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 341-343

  Hercogová, Jana ^a,b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BULOVKA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Itch; Pruritus; Topical therapy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; ANTIPRURITIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BENZOCAINE; BENZYL ALCOHOL; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CAMPHOR; CAPSAICIN; CETOMACROGOL; CINCHOCAINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DIMETINDENE; DOXEPIN; EMLA; EMOLLIENT AGENT; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MENTHOL; PHENOL; PIMECROLIMUS; PRAMOCAINE; PRILOCAINE; RETINOIC ACID; SUBSTANCE P; TACROLIMUS; TETRACAINE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTACT DERMATITIS; COOLING; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TOLERANCE; DRY SKIN; HEATING; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NEURODERMATITIS; NUMMULAR DERMATITIS; PRESCRIPTION; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN INFLAMMATION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 29144438756     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2005.00033.x     Document Type: Review

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