More than a skin disease: stress, depression, anxiety levels, and serum neurotrophins in lichen simplex chronicus,

• Main Authors: İlknur Kivanç Altunay (Author), Ezgi Özkur (Author), Ece Ugurer (Author), Ecem Baltan (Author), Çigdem Aydin (Author), Erdinç Serin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background: Lichen simplex chronicus is a dermatological condition due to excessive scratching, with few studies on psychoneuroimmunology. Objective: We aimed to estimate the levels of stress, depression, and anxiety, and to measure serum levels of neurotrophins in patients with lichen simp...