Prurigo: review of its pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment

• Main Authors: Paulo Ricardo Criado (Author), Mayra Ianhez (Author), Roberta Fachini Jardim Criado (Author), Juliana Nakano (Author), Daniel Lorenzini (Author), Hélio Amante Miot (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Prurigo is a reactive, hyperplastic skin condition characterized by pruritic papules, plaques, and/or nodules. The temporal classification includes acute/subacute and chronic disease (≥ 6 weeks), with different clinical variants, synonymies, and underlying etiological factors. The immunolog...