Chronic Pruritus Management: A Plea for Improvement – Can Itch Clinics Be an Option? | Zendy

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Chronic Pruritus Management: A Plea for Improvement – Can Itch Clinics Be an Option?

Author(s) -

Luigi Naldi,

Santo Raffaele Mercuri

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

dermatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.224

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 1421-9832

pISSN - 1018-8665

DOI - 10.1159/000319860

Subject(s) - medicine , chronic pain , itching , population , psychological intervention , medical advice , alternative medicine , physical therapy , dermatology , psychiatry , environmental health , pathology

with occasional occurrence of the symptom, pointing to chronicity as affecting severity (a phenomenon similar to what has been observed in people with chronic pain) [3, 4] . About half of the people suffering from pruritus had never sought medical advice for their symptom. There is an obvious need for patient education and for improvement in treatment options. The establishment of itch clinics may help.

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