Psychophysiological Processing of Itch in Patients with Chronic Post-burn Itch: An Exploratory Study.

This study aimed to explore psychophysiological processes of chronic post-burn itch by comparing 15 patients with long-term itch due to burn injury with 15 matched healthy controls. Exploratory results indicated tendencies for higher itch sensitivity in patients than in controls, for mechanical stimuli and histamine, but not for electrical stimulation. Results further suggest that the efficacy of itch modulation by an itch- or pain-conditioning stimulus or directing attention towards itch stimuli do not differ between these patients and controls. Further elucidation of the processes underlying post-burn itch may improve the early identification and treatment of burn patients developing chronic itch. PMID: 26694745 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Acta Dermato-Venereologica - December 22, 2015 Category: Dermatology Authors: van Laarhoven AI, Ulrich DJ, Wilder-Smith OH, van Loey NE, Nieuwenhuis M, van der Wee NJ, Evers AW Tags: Acta Derm Venereol Source Type: research