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Why Some Itches Ignore Antihistamines
Why Some Itches Ignore AntihistaminesResearchers compared cowhage with histamine on healthy skin and atopic dermatitis: cowhage raised a stronger itch, the mix beat histamine alone, and atopic skin stayed itchy longer. Everyday histamine itches often ease with antihistamines; a pathological itch is described as not subdued by drugs such as Benadryl. Itch and pain can come from the same skin spo…
Duration: 7:31
- PLOS ONE cowhage versus histamine
- PLOS ONE aprepitant series
- Potenzieri and Undem on pruriceptive itch
- Hassan and Haji on mediators of pruritus
- sciencenews.org
- pure.johnshopkins.edu
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