European S2k Guideline on Chronic Pruritus

• Main Authors: Elke Weisshaar (Author), Jacek C. Szepietowski (Author), Florence J. Dalgard (Author), Simone Garcovich (Author), Uwe Gieler (Author), Ana M. Giménez-Arnau (Author), Julien Lambert (Author), Tabi Leslie (Author), Thomas Mettang (Author), Laurent Misery (Author), Ekin Şavk (Author), Markus Streit (Author), Erwin Tschachler (Author), Joanna Wallengren (Author), Sonja Ständer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pruritus is a frequent symptom in medicine. Population-based studies show that every 5th person in the general population has suffered from chronic pruritus at least once in the lifetime with a 12-month incidence of 7%. In patient populations its frequency is much higher depending on the underlying...