[Pruritus with Systemic Diseases]

Overview

Journal Hautarzt

Specialty Dermatology

Date 2006 Apr 4

PMID 16583224

Citations 2

Authors

T Mettang

M Streit

E Weisshaar

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Abstract

Chronic itch is a frequent symptom not only associated with skin diseases. In a number of internal, neurological and psychiatric illnesses pruritus can be a prominent and distressing symptom. Diagnosis is frequently very cumbersome because pruritus in these diseases often does not cause any specific skin lesions. This report focuses on the most important internal disease entities causing pruritus and highlights the most successful diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.

Citing Articles

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