-Skin-specific sensation which gives an urge to scratch
-It can be caused by an internal disease (hematological, liver) and infections (parasitosis)
-Sometimes no organic cause is found (examples: essential pruritus, essential pruritus)
To read about Neuromodulators to treat pruritus, click HERE
Viewed by a Dermatologist, Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst
Reference: Cercle d’Etude et de Rapprochement de la Dermatologie et de la Psychanalyse (in French): click HERE