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- Living with Itch: A Patient's Guide
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: Johns Hopkins University Press
- Series: A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
summary
Find relief from chronic itch in this comprehensive guide.We have all experienced itch, whether from insect bites or dry skin, but millions of people worldwide have chronic or even intractable itch. Just like chronic pain, chronic itch interferes with a person’s ability to function—and even affects quality of life. Living with Itch offers relief, drawing on the authors’ vast knowledge of itch, the suffering it causes, and available treatments.Itch researchers and clinicians Drs. Gil Yosipovitch and Shawn G. Kwatra explain the cascade of physiological events that causes us to experience itch. They describe the many skin diseases, from atopic dermatitis (eczema) to psoriasis, and conditions like chronic kidney disease, lymphoma, HIV, and neuropathies that cause itch. Living with Itch provides information on preventing itch as well as topical and systemic ways to treat it. Patient and parent narratives illustrate how people cope with itch and how, with medical and social support, itch can be managed.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright, Note, Dedication
- pp. i-viii
- Part I. Definitions and Mechanisms of Itch
- 1. What Is Itch?
- pp. 13-15
- 2. What Causes Itch?
- pp. 16-20
- Part II. Different Forms of Itch
- 3. Atopic Dermatitis
- pp. 33-41
- 4. Psoriasis
- pp. 46-48
- 5. Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma
- pp. 52-55
- 6. Chronic Urticaria
- pp. 56-59
- 7. Neuropathic Itch
- pp. 60-62
- 9. Itch Associated with Infections
- pp. 69-74
- 11. Unique Types of Itch
- pp. 81-97
- 12. Psychogenic Itch
- pp. 98-102
- Part III. Treating Itch
- 13. Preventing Itch without Medications
- pp. 105-108
- 14. Topical Treatments for Itch
- pp. 109-118
- 15. Systemic Treatment for Itch
- pp. 119-130
- Conclusion
- pp. 131-132
- References
- pp. 135-136
Additional Information
ISBN
9781421412344
Related ISBN(s)
9781421412337
MARC Record
OCLC
965462758
Pages
160
Launched on MUSE
2016-12-10
Language
English
Open Access
No