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Itch: Clinical Syndromes

Other NeuromuscularOMIM 614468
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Overview

From WUSTL Neuromuscular

Temporal features Acute itch Chronic itch: Non-histaminergic Age-related itch syndromes: Associations 7 Immune: Naive T-cell loss; TH2 cell dominance Epidermal barrier: Altered; Surface pH of epidermis less acidic Neuropathic pruritus Diabetes Dermatologic Dermatoses (Atopic dermatitis) Surface irritants (Fiberglass, wool, foreign bodies, insect bites) Cold urticaria Distribution: Cold-exposed regions Treatment: H1-selective antihistamines; Danazol Aquagenic pruritus Associated disorder: Polycythemia vera Distribution: Trunk & Proximal extremities Treatment: Atenolol Asteatotic eczema (xerosis

OMIM Entries

OMIM #614468

Related Conditions

Shared genes
NOTALGIA PARESTHETICA
T6

External Resources

WUSTL Neuromuscular
Washington University Disease Center
OMIM
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
PubMed
Biomedical Literature
GeneReviews
NCBI Expert-Authored Reviews
Orphanet
Portal for Rare Diseases
NORD
National Organization for Rare Disorders

Data sourced from the Washington University Neuromuscular Disease Center. For clinical use, always refer to primary sources.