Unmet needs in treating itch: reaching beyond eczema DOI Creative Commons
Sarah G Brooks, Gil Yosipovitch

Journal of Dermatological Treatment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 35(1)

Published: June 13, 2024

Pruritus is an unpleasant sensation that creates the urge to scratch. In many chronic conditions, relentless pruritus and scratching perpetuates a vicious itch-scratch cycle. Uncontrolled itch can detrimentally affect quality of life may lead sleep disturbance, impaired concentration, financial burden, psychological suffering. Recent strides have been made develop guidelines investigate new therapies treat some most common severely pruritic however, large group diseases remains underrecognized undertreated. The purpose this article provide comprehensive review challenges hindering treatment pruritus.

Language: Английский

Unmet needs in treating itch: reaching beyond eczema DOI Creative Commons
Sarah G Brooks, Gil Yosipovitch

Journal of Dermatological Treatment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 35(1)

Published: June 13, 2024

Pruritus is an unpleasant sensation that creates the urge to scratch. In many chronic conditions, relentless pruritus and scratching perpetuates a vicious itch-scratch cycle. Uncontrolled itch can detrimentally affect quality of life may lead sleep disturbance, impaired concentration, financial burden, psychological suffering. Recent strides have been made develop guidelines investigate new therapies treat some most common severely pruritic however, large group diseases remains underrecognized undertreated. The purpose this article provide comprehensive review challenges hindering treatment pruritus.

Language: Английский

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