Central pruritus. Case report |
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Authors: | P Procacci M Maresca |
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Affiliation: | Pain Center, University of Florence, Italy. |
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Abstract: | An 82-year-old woman experienced generalized pruritus not due to skin or systemic disease. Scratching the skin with a needle induced a crisis of intense pruritus, insensitive to any drug. The pruritus had the characteristics of a central sensation. |
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