Psychogenic pruritus

Psychogenic pruritus
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Psychogenic pruritus is a common manifestation of chronic anxiety, usually a localized itch, especially in the anogenital area.<ref name="Fitz2">Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.</ref> <ref name="Bolognia">{{{last}}},

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 ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1,</ref>

The condition is often managed with drugs including H1-antihistamines, tricyclic antidepressants, tetracyclic antidepressants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, antipsychotics, or benzodiazepines.<ref>,

 Psychogenic Itch Management, 
  
  
  
  
 Volume: 50, 
 ISBN 978-3-318-05888-8, 
 DOI: 10.1159/000446055, 
  
  
 Pages: 124–32,</ref>

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• List of cutaneous conditions

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