Neuropathic itch: Diagnosis and management

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 104-109

  Stumpf, Astrid ^a   Ständer, Sonja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

antipruritic therapy; brachioradial pruritus; notalgia paresthetica; scars; small fiber neuropathy

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; NEUROPATHY; PATHOGENESIS; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRURITUS;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; NERVE FIBERS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PRURITUS; SKIN;

EID: 84875851604     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: 15298019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dth.12028     Document Type: Article

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