Living with Itch: A Patient's Guide (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book) - Softcover

Yosipovitch MD, Gil; Kwatra MD, Shawn G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1421412330 ISBN 13: 9781421412337

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Book Description

Find relief from chronic itch in this comprehensive guide.

About the Author

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1421412330
• ISBN 13: 9781421412337
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160