ABSTRACT

Advances in itch research have elucidated differences between itch and pain but have also blurred the distinction between them. There is a long debate about how somatic sensations including touch, pain, itch, and temperature sensitivity are encoded by the nervous system. Research suggests that each sensory modality is processed along a fixed, direc

chapter 2|10 pages

Epidemiology of Itch

chapter 3|14 pages

Atopic Dermatitis

chapter 5|14 pages

Pruritus in Renal Disease

chapter 6|28 pages

Pruritus of Cholestasis

chapter 7|30 pages

Neuropathic Itch

chapter 9|14 pages

Pruriceptors

chapter 12|24 pages

Mrgprs as Itch Receptors

chapter 14|14 pages

Toll-Like Receptors and Itch

chapter 18|14 pages

Peripheral Opioids

chapter 26|11 pages

Sensitization for Itch