Pruritus

1. Neuroanatomy of Itch
Akihiko Ikoma

2. Neuroreceptors and Neuromediators
Sonja Ständer, Thomas A. Luger

3. The Brain in the Skin: Neuro-Epidermal Synapses
Nicholas Boulais, Laurent Misery

4. Central Transmission: From Skin to Brain
Tejesh Surendra Patel, Gil Yosipovitch

5. Modulation of Pruritus: Peripheral and Central Sensitisation
Martin Schmelz

6. Interaction of Pruritus and Pain
Martin Schmelz

7. Neuroimaging
Florian Pfab, Michael Valet, Thomas Tölle, Heidrun Behrendt, Johannes Ring, Ulf Darsow

8. Measurement of Itch
Joanna Wallengren

9. Experimental Models of Itch
Ulysse Pereira, Laurent Misery

10. Pruritus, Pain and Other Abnormal Skin Sensations
Laurent Misery

11. The Epidemiology of Pruritus
Florence Dalgard, Elke Weisshaar

12. Classification
Sonja Ständer

13. Examination of Patients
Elke Weisshaar

14. Inflammatory Diseases
Jacek C. Szepietowski, Adam Reich

15. Pruritus in Autoimmune Diseases
Yozo Ishiuji, Alan B. Fleischer

16. Urticaria
Ulrike Raap, Alexander Kapp, Bettina Wedi

17. Pruritic Skin Diseases in Travellers
Eric Caumes

18. Pruritus in Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma
Tobias Görge, Meinhard Schiller

19. Anal Pruritus
Sylvia Proske, Wolfgang Hartschuh

20. Secondary Reactive Conditions in Pruritic Skin
Joanna Wallengren

21. Aquadynia and Aquagenic Pruritus
Laurent Misery

22. Sensitive Skin
Laurent Misery, Sonja Ständer

23. Neurogenic Pruritus with Cerebral and/or Medullary Abnormalities
Camille Fleuret, Laurent Misery

24. Localized Neuropathic Pruritus
Martin Marziniak, Esther Pogatzki-Zahn, Stefan Evers

25. Brachioradial Pruritus
Martin Marziniak, Sonja Ständer

26. Other Neurological Causes of Itch
Martin Marziniak, Esther Pogatzki-Zahn, Stefan Evers

27. Chronic Kidney Disease-Associated Pruritus
Thomas Mettang

28. Pruritus in Patients with Hepatobiliary Diseases
Andreas E. Kremer, Ronald P. J. Oude-Elferink, Ulrich Beuers

29. Endocrine Diseases
Elke Weisshaar

30. Pruritus in the Course of Malignancy
Zbigniew Zylicz, Malgorzata Krajnik

31. Drugs
Jacek C. Szepietowski, Adam Reich

32. Interaction Between Pruritus and Stress or Other Psychosomatic Factors
Laurent Misery

33. Psychosomatic Aspects and Psychiatric Conditions
Gudrun Schneider

34. Psychosomatics and Psychiatry
Sabine Dutray, Laurent Misery

35. Psychogenic Pruritus
Laurent Misery

36. Pruritus in Children
Matthieu Gréco, Laurent Misery

37. Pruritus Vulvae
Micheline Moyal-Barracco

38. General Principles and Guidelines
Elke Weisshaar

39. Menthol
Laurent Misery, Sonja Ständer

40. Capsaicin
Laurent Misery

41. Topical Immunomodulators
Laurent Misery

42. Cannabinoid-Receptor Agonists
Sonja Ständer

43. Other Topical Treatments
Laurent Misery

44. Antihistamines
Caroline Gaudy-Marqueste

45. Anticonvulsants for the Treatment of Pruritus
Nora V. Bergasa, Deewan Deewan

46. Opioid Receptor Antagonists or Agonists
Laurent Misery

47. Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Other Antidepressants in the Treatment of Chronic Pruritus
Zbigniew Zylicz, Małgorzata Krajnik

48. Systemic Immunosuppressants in the Treatment of Pruritus
Silvia Moretti, Francesca Prignano, Torello Lotti

49. Other Systemic Treatments
Sonja Ständer

50. Psychological Intervention
Sabine Dutray, Laurent Misery

51. Ultraviolet Phototherapy of Pruritus
Joanna Wallengren

52. Itch and Acupuncture
Laurent Misery, Laurence Potin-Richard

53. Future Perspectives: Outlook
Sonja Ständer, Laurent Misery

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Dermatology, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Primary Care Medicine, General Practice / Family Medicine