Pruritic dermatoses: overview of etiology and therapy
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Pruritic dermatoses: overview of etiology and therapy.
This review begins with a brief survey of the neurophysiology and neuroanatomy of pruritus, and goes on to describe the etiology of the major allergic and nonallergic pruritic disorders. The etiology of pruritus often suggests the appropriate treatment. For example, urticaria, which is primarily mediated by histamine, is amenable to treatment with H1 antihistamines. Second-generation, nonsedati...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Medicine
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0002-9343
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(02)01434-1