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1 Itching as a systemic disease
Takashi Hashimoto, MD, PhD, Gil Yosipovitch, MD  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology  Volume 144, Issue 2, Pages (August 2019) DOI: /j.jaci Copyright © 2019 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Systemic diseases and pruritus. Many systemic diseases are accompanied by pruritus, and putative factors are involved in pruritus in patients with these systemic diseases. NK-1R, Neurokinin 1 receptor. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology  , DOI: ( /j.jaci ) Copyright © 2019 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Systemic diseases and itch pathway. Systemic diseases affect itch mediators in the skin and spinal cord. Alternation of nerve fibers (neuropathy) and the brain can also develop because of systemic diseases. ?, Unknown; NK-1R, neurokinin 1 receptor. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology  , DOI: ( /j.jaci ) Copyright © 2019 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Terms and Conditions


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