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For other uses, see Itch (disambiguation). An itch (Latin: pruritus) is a sensation felt on an area of skin that makes a person or animal want to scratch it. It is a distressing symptom that can cause discomfort. Scratching may cause breaks in the skin that may result in infection. Pruritus can be related to anything from dry skin to undiagnosed cancer. Mechanism The central chemical in itch is histamine, a molecule released by mast cells in the skin. Histamine is the chemical that ...
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Itching Organizations
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Cancer Institute http://www.nci.nih.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- Nemours Foundation http://www.Nemours.org
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- American Medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org/
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/
- American Academy of Dermatology http://www.aad.org/
- American Osteopathic College of Dermatology
- American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
Resources
- American Academy of Dermatology
- Anal Itch (MayoClinic)
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