Secondary reactive conditions in pruritic skin.
Wallengren, Joanna LU
(2010)
p.129-136
- Abstract
- The definition of itch as an unpleasant sensation that elicits an urge or desire to scratch describes the close relationship between the feeling and the response. The physiological role of scratching in response to acute itch is to remove harmful agents from the skin. In the short term, mild scratching relieves itching. With more fierce and prolonged scratching in chronic pruritus, the skin becomes damaged and the changes induced intensify itch, setting up a vicious circle. In pruritus due to an underlying internal disease, these reactive skin conditions occur in normal skin, whereas in inflammatory skin disease they may be superimposed on the primary skin lesions. This chapter will summarize elicitation of scratching as well as different... (More)
- The definition of itch as an unpleasant sensation that elicits an urge or desire to scratch describes the close relationship between the feeling and the response. The physiological role of scratching in response to acute itch is to remove harmful agents from the skin. In the short term, mild scratching relieves itching. With more fierce and prolonged scratching in chronic pruritus, the skin becomes damaged and the changes induced intensify itch, setting up a vicious circle. In pruritus due to an underlying internal disease, these reactive skin conditions occur in normal skin, whereas in inflammatory skin disease they may be superimposed on the primary skin lesions. This chapter will summarize elicitation of scratching as well as different clinical patterns it induces, such as excoriations, lichen simplex chronicus, lichen amyloidosus and prurigo. (Less)
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- author
- Wallengren, Joanna
LU
- publishing date
- 2010
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- host publication
- Pruritus
- editor
- Misery, L and Ständer, S
- pages
- 129 - 136
- publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- external identifiers
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- scopus:84855624641
- ISBN
- 978-1-84882-322-8
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-84882-322-8_20
- language
- English
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abstract = {{The definition of itch as an unpleasant sensation that elicits an urge or desire to scratch describes the close relationship between the feeling and the response. The physiological role of scratching in response to acute itch is to remove harmful agents from the skin. In the short term, mild scratching relieves itching. With more fierce and prolonged scratching in chronic pruritus, the skin becomes damaged and the changes induced intensify itch, setting up a vicious circle. In pruritus due to an underlying internal disease, these reactive skin conditions occur in normal skin, whereas in inflammatory skin disease they may be superimposed on the primary skin lesions. This chapter will summarize elicitation of scratching as well as different clinical patterns it induces, such as excoriations, lichen simplex chronicus, lichen amyloidosus and prurigo.}},
author = {{Wallengren, Joanna}},
booktitle = {{Pruritus}},
editor = {{Misery, L and Ständer, S}},
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publisher = {{Springer International Publishing}},
title = {{Secondary reactive conditions in pruritic skin.}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-322-8_20}},
doi = {{10.1007/978-1-84882-322-8_20}},
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