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Contagious Itch in Humans. A Study of Visual “Transmission” of Itch in Atopic Dermatitis and Healthy Subjects

Anecdotal evidence suggests “contagious” itch occurs in daily life when we see other people itch and scratch. This phenomenon has not been systematically studied previously, and factors which can amplify itch perception were unknown. We investigated whether exposure to visual cues of itch can induce...

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Main Authors: Papoiu, A.D.P., Wang, H., Coghill, R.C., Chan, Y-H., Yosipovitch, G.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3110738/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21410682
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10318.x
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