Neuropathic and psychogenic itch

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 32-41

  Yosipovitch, Gil ^a,b   Samuel, Lena S ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypersensitization; Neuropathic pruritus; Neuropeptides; Psychogenic pruritus

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZATROPINE; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CAPSAICIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOXEPIN; EMLA; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; LIDOCAINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NEUROPEPTIDE; OLANZAPINE; PHENYTOIN; PIMOZIDE; PREGABALIN; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR; STEROID; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANTICHOLINERGIC SYNDROME; ANXIETY; BEDTIME DOSAGE; BLURRED VISION; BRACHIORADIAL PRURITUS; BRADYKINESIA; BURN SCAR; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; DELUSION OF PARASITOSIS; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERSENSITIVITY; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; KELOID; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROPATHY; NOTALGIA PARESTHETICA; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRURITUS; QT PROLONGATION; REVIEW; RHINITIS; RIGIDITY; SIDE EFFECT; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; TACHYCARDIA; TREMOR;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANTIPRURITICS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PRURITUS;

EID: 40449106810     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: 15298019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2008.00167.x     Document Type: Review

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