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Management of Itch in the Elderly: A Review

Dermatology and Therapy, 2019
Chronic itch is common in the elderly patient and may be caused by a variety of known dermatologic and non-dermatologic conditions and can have a significant effect on quality of life.
Kayla M. Fourzali, Gil Yosipovitch
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Environmental influences on induction of itching and scratching using immersive virtual reality

Scientific Reports, 2023
Chronic itching is a serious and uncomfortable condition. The scratch response might result in a vicious cycle of alternating itching and scratching.
Emmy W. T. van de Burgt, Robbert van der Mijn, Sara Fabbri, Monicque M. Lorist   +3 more
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A tactile twist: decoding the phenomena of mechanical itch and alloknesis

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2023
Itch is a sensation in the skin which provokes the desire to scratch. In the past few decades there has been a significant elucidation of the immune and neural pathways which underly the sensation of itch.
Taylor Follansbee, Xinzhong Dong
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Paraneoplastic Itch Management

, 2016
Paraneoplastic itch occurs as the result of a systemic reaction to an underlying malignancy. Paraneoplastic itch is most commonly associated with lymphoproliferative malignancies and solid tumors that result in cholestasis.
Gil Yosipovitch, Brandon Rowe, Rowe, Brandon, Yosipovitch, Gil   +3 more
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Effects of Psychological Stress on Spontaneous Itch and Mechanical Alloknesis of Atopic Dermatitis

Acta Dermato-Venereologica
Atopic dermatitis (AD), a chronic inflammatory skin disease, manifests as an intractable itch. Psychological stress has been suggested to play a role in the onset and worsening of AD symptoms.
Qiaofeng Zhao, Mitsutoshi Tominaga, Sumika Toyama, Eriko Komiya, Tomohiro Tobita, Motoki Morita, Ying Zuo, Kotaro Honda, Yayoi Kamata, Kenji Takamori   +9 more
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Neutrophils promote CXCR3-dependent itch in the development of atopic dermatitis

eLife, 2019
Chronic itch remains a highly prevalent disorder with limited treatment options. Most chronic itch diseases are thought to be driven by both the nervous and immune systems, but the fundamental molecular and cellular interactions that trigger the ...
Carolyn M Walsh, Rose Z Hill, Jamie Schwendinger-Schreck, Jacques Deguine, Emily C Brock, Natalie Kucirek, Ziad Rifi, Jessica Wei, Karsten Gronert, Rachel B Brem, Gregory M Barton, Diana M Bautista   +11 more
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Subliminal attentional bias modification training for itch

Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
IntroductionItch is unpleasant and induces the urge to scratch. This is adaptive to remove the itch-inducing stimulus from the skin. Accordingly, itch draws attention to protect our bodily integrity.
Jennifer M. Becker, Dimitri M. L. Van Ryckeghem, Dimitri M. L. Van Ryckeghem, Dimitri M. L. Van Ryckeghem, Stefaan Van Damme, Geert Crombez, Yalou Schoot, Reinout W. H. J. Wiers, Ralph C. A. Rippe, Antoinette I. M. van Laarhoven   +9 more
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Itching for progress [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 2005
The study of itch remains a neglected field, with a number of barriers limiting satisfactory therapy in the majority of instances. We review recent advances, focusing on the identification of the neural pathways, distinct from pain, that signal itch; methods to measure itch as scratch in humans; and the identification of a role for H4 receptors in ...
J, Rees, C S, Murray
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Neuroimaging of Itch as a Tool of Assessment of Chronic Itch and Its Management

, 2015
Chronic itch is a multidimensional physical state strongly associated with emotional and cognitive aspects of suffering that causes the urge to scratch. Pathophysiology, psychological stress, and social milieu can influence itch.
Gil Yosipovitch, Hideki Mochizuki, Mochizuki, Hideki, Yosipovitch, Gil   +3 more
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IFSI-Guideline on Chronic Prurigo including Prurigo nodularis. [PDF]

, 2020
Chronic prurigo (CPG) is a highly burdensome pruritic disease characterized by chronic itch, a prolonged scratching behavior and the development of localized or generalized hyperkeratotic pruriginous lesions. Neuronal sensitization and the development of
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