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Living with itch : a patient's guide
Title:
Living with itch : a patient's guide
Author:
Yosipovitch, Gil.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013.
Physical Description:
x, 145 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Summary:
Chronic itch can interfere with a person's ability to function, and can even affect quality of life. The authors explain the cascade of physiological events that causes us to experience itch. They describe the many skin diseases and conditions that cause itch, and provide information on preventing, treating, and coping with your condition.
Language:
English
Contents:
Foreword / by Jeffrey D. Bernhard -- A patient's perspective. Eczema: a lifelong conflict -- Definitions and mechanisms of itch -- Different forms of itch -- Treating itch -- Conclusion.
ISBN:
9781421412337
Format :
Book