Chronic hemicorporal prurigo related to a posttraumatic Brown-Séquard syndrome

Dermatology

Volumn 217, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-47

  Thielen, A M ^a,b   Vokatch, N ^a   Borradori, L ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antiepileptics; Brown S quard syndrome; Focal prurigo; Neurogenic itch; Neuropathic itch; Pruritus

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PREGABALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BABINSKI REFLEX; BROWN SEQUARD SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPESTHESIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURIGO; SKIN BIOPSY; SPINAL CORD;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIPRURITICS; BROWN-SEQUARD SYNDROME; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRURIGO; PRURITUS; SKIN; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 46049088325     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000121500     Document Type: Article

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