Selective Nerve Fibre Activation in Patients with Generalized Chronic Pruritus: Hint for Central Sensitization?

• Main Authors: Manuel P. Pereira (Author), Konstantin Agelopoulos (Author), Johannes Köllner (Author), Gitta Neufang (Author), Martin Schmelz (Author), Sonja Ständer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Central sensitization induces pain augmentation in chronic pain states. An analogous mechanism is speculated for chronic pruritus. This study compared patients with chronic pruritus (n = 79) of different origins (atopic dermatitis, chronic pruritus on non-lesional skin, chronic prurigo) and healthy...