TY - CHAP
T1 - Pruritus in patients with hepatobiliary diseases
AU - Kremer, Andreas E.
AU - Oude-Elferink, Ronald P.J.
AU - Beuers, Ulrich
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Pruritus can be caused by numerous diseases and has recently been classified into six different categories: (1) dermatological itch, which is associated with primary skin disorders; (2) systemic itch, which is caused by systemic diseases, pregnancy, tumors and infectious diseases; (3) neurological itch, which is induced by anatomical lesions of the peripheral or central nervous system; (4) psychogenic itch, which may occur in different psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia, depression, and tactile hallucinosis; (5) mixed forms of itch in case of coexistence of diseases; and finally (6) other forms of itch the origin of which cannot be determined.1 Here, we focus on systemic itch caused by hepatobiliary diseases.
AB - Pruritus can be caused by numerous diseases and has recently been classified into six different categories: (1) dermatological itch, which is associated with primary skin disorders; (2) systemic itch, which is caused by systemic diseases, pregnancy, tumors and infectious diseases; (3) neurological itch, which is induced by anatomical lesions of the peripheral or central nervous system; (4) psychogenic itch, which may occur in different psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia, depression, and tactile hallucinosis; (5) mixed forms of itch in case of coexistence of diseases; and finally (6) other forms of itch the origin of which cannot be determined.1 Here, we focus on systemic itch caused by hepatobiliary diseases.
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-322-8_28
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-322-8_28
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781848823211
SP - 177
EP - 187
BT - Pruritus
PB - Springer London
ER -