The lecture has been given on Dec. 19th, 2010 by Dr. Mohammad Yousif.
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1. Pruritus Itching
2. Pruritus
Itching is an unpleasant sensation that provokes the desire to
scratch.
3. It is the most common symptom of inflammatory skin diseases.
4. An essential characteristic of itch is that the only peripheral
tissue from which it can be evoked is skin, with the single
exception of cornea.
