Itch
Subtitle: Basic Mechanisms and Therapy (Basic and Clinical Dermatology, 27)
Contributors: Gil Yosipovitch (Editor); Malcolm W. Greaves (Editor); Jr., Alan B. Fleischer (Editor); Francis McGlone (Editor)
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: November 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780824747473
Subjects: Scabies; Dermatology; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Treatment; Skin; Medical / Dermatology; Diseases; Itching
First sentence: The simple definition of itch first proposed by Samuel Hafenreffer (1) 340 years ago as "an unpleasant sensation provoking the desire to scratch" is still widely used; however, as indicated by Savin (2), it is unsatisfactory because unpleasant is a subjective adjective and is not a descriptor capable of precise definition.