Living with Itch by Gil Yosipovitch Md

Living with Itch by Gil Yosipovitch Md

We have all experienced itch, whether from insect bites or dry skin, but millions of people worldwide have chronic or even intractable itch. Just like chronic pain, chronic itch interferes with a person's ability to function-and even affects quality of life. Living with Itch offers relief, drawing on the authors' vast knowledge of itch, the suffering it causes, and available treatments. Itch researchers and clinicians Drs. Gil Yosipovitch and Shawn G. Kwatra explain the cascade of physiological events that causes us to experience itch. They describe the many skin diseases, from atopic dermatitis (eczema) to psoriasis, and conditions like chronic kidney disease, lymphoma, HIV, and neuropathies that cause itch. Living with Itch provides information on preventing itch as well as topical and systemic ways to treat it. Patient and parent narratives illustrate how people cope with itch and how, with medical and social support, itch can be managed.

Those seeking support, information, and relief will benefit from this forthright guidePublisher's Weekly Yosipovitch's openness to holistic treatment comes from the recognition that in some cases, itch is truly all in the mind. Damaged nerve fibers cause the brain to misinterpret signals as itch. Then other psychological factors such as depression and anxiety intensify the problem. -- Marie McCullough Philly.com

Gil Yosipovitch, M.D., is a professor and chair of the Department of Dermatology and director of the Temple Itch Center at Temple University School of Medicine. He is known as the "Godfather of Itch" and is the founder of the International Forum for the Study of Itch. Shawn G. Kwatra, M.D., is a resident in the Department of Dermatology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

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ISBN 13	9781421412337
ISBN 10	1421412330
Title	Living with Itch
Author	Gil Yosipovitch Md
Series	A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Johns Hopkins University Press
Year published	2013-12-25
Number of pages	160
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