Itch and Pain

Teofoli, Patrizia; Procacci, Paolo; Maresca, Marco; Lotti, Torello

doi:10.1111/j.1365-4362.1996.tb01630.x

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“…The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage.” Pain perception is a complex process that involves sensory input at the site of injury and subsequent propagation to the central nervous system with activation of pain centers in the cerebral cortex, where pain is perceived . Postoperative pain is acute pain initiated by tissue injury that diminishes over time with healing.…”

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“…1,2 Pain perception is a complex process that involves sensory input at the site of injury and subsequent propagation to the central nervous system with activation of pain centers in the cerebral cortex, where pain is perceived. [3][4][5][6] Postoperative pain is acute pain initiated by tissue injury that diminishes over time with healing. The degree of postsurgical pain will generally vary with the extent of the procedure and amount of tissue injury.…”

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Assessment of Postoperative Pain After Mohs Micrographic Surgery

Limthongkul

Humphreys

2013

Dermatologic Surgery

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Postoperative pain after MMS was associated with only mild to moderate pain on the day of surgery and the first postoperative day. Most pain was effectively managed using oral acetaminophen, with a minority of patients requiring prescription analgesics. Surgery on the scalp was significantly more painful than on other sites. Patients can be reassured that MMS and reconstruction is well-tolerated and associated with only mild to moderate discomfort postoperatively.

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Assessment of Postoperative Pain After Mohs Micrographic Surgery

Limthongkul

Humphreys

2013

Dermatologic Surgery

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“…It is well known that every person can experience different types of itch. Little or nothing is known about this interesting aspect of personal experience that is often underevaluated or misinterpreted by the dermatologist and that could instead become an interesting dermatologic clue (8). We suggest here that the terms itch and pruritus should be used interchangeably.…”

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Some historical and epistemological remarks on itch and pruritus

Terranova

Guarneri

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Dermatol Ther

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Although very common, itch is very hard to describe. It can be considered as one of the most distressing physical sensations we experience. Going back historically, old Latin and Greek writers cited it in ancient papers. So, etymology is of central importance to investigation in the field of itch, regarding the formation of a word with antique origins and different meanings. Scientists, poets, and painters for centuries tried to describe and represent itch. The study of their work reveals the development of the itch's significance. Today, a clinically relevant distinction defines pruritus and itch as two different sensations. Moreover, some terms like hyperknesis, alloknesis, atmoknesis, protopathic itch, and epicritic itch are described to approaching the complexity of this sensation and are utilized in clinical practice.

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“…Im Rahmen unserer Atopiesprechstunde wird die Erfahrung anderer Autoren unterstützt, dass zur Durchbrechung des Juckreiz-Kratz-Zirkels beim AE den sedierenden Antihistaminika der Vorzug zu geben ist [15,37,78]. Das Ergebnis der Fragebogenaktion (s. oben) zeigt, dass 15% der AE-Patienten Antihistaminika (hauptsächlich die sedierenden zur Nacht) einnehmen, die von 71% der Patienten bzw.…”

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Antipruriginöse Therapie beim atopischen Ekzem

Fölster‐Holst

Christophers²

2001

Der Hautarzt

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In patients with atopic eczema, the quality of life is seriously affected by tormenting pruritus. As the pathogenesis of pruritus is not understood, symptomatic measures are the mainstay of treatment along with avoiding aggravating factors. They include emollients, topical and systemic active ingredients and physical therapy (e. g. phototherapy) adjusted to the acuity the disease. Behavioral therapy offers additional support. New treatment modalities, partly still in experimental stage, such as immunomodulators, immunosuppressive agents and opiate antagonists are reserved for nonresponding patients; they too are reviewed.

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Itch and Pain

Cited by 27 publications

References 69 publications

Assessment of Postoperative Pain After Mohs Micrographic Surgery

Assessment of Postoperative Pain After Mohs Micrographic Surgery

Some historical and epistemological remarks on itch and pruritus

Antipruriginöse Therapie beim atopischen Ekzem

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