Common Neuropathic Itch Syndromes

被引:44
作者
Oaklander, Anne Louise [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Neurol, Nerve Injury Unit, Boston, MA 02114 USA
[2] Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Pathol, Nerve Injury Unit, Boston, MA 02114 USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
itch; pruritus; diagnosis; herpes zoster; radiculopathy; peripheral nerve; TRIGEMINAL TROPHIC SYNDROME; TOXIN TYPE-A; SYMMETRIC POLYNEUROPATHY ROLE; PRACTICE PARAMETER EVALUATION; POSITRON-EMISSION-TOMOGRAPHY; REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; HISTAMINE-INDUCED ITCH; NOTALGIA PARESTHETICA; BRACHIORADIAL PRURITUS; HERPES-ZOSTER;
D O I
10.2340/00015555-1318
中图分类号
R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
学科分类号
100206 ;
摘要
Patients with chronic itch are diagnosed and treated by dermatologists. However, itch is a neural sensation and some forms of chronic itch are the presenting symptoms of neurological diseases. Dermatologists need some familiarity with the most common neuropathic itch syndromes to initiate diagnostic testing and to know when to refer to a neurologist. This review summarizes current knowledge, admittedly incomplete, on neuropathic itch caused by diseases of the brain, spinal cord, cranial or spinal nerve-roots, and peripheral nerves.
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