Pruritus circumscriptus sine materia: a sequel of postzosteric neuralgia. Evaluation by quantitative psychophysical examination and laser-evoked potentials

U Darsow; J Lorenz; B Bromm; J Ring

doi:10.2340/00015555764547

Pruritus circumscriptus sine materia: a sequel of postzosteric neuralgia. Evaluation by quantitative psychophysical examination and laser-evoked potentials

Acta Derm Venereol. 1996 Jan;76(1):45-7. doi: 10.2340/00015555764547.

Authors

U Darsow¹, J Lorenz, B Bromm, J Ring

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Eppendorf, University of Hamburg, Germany.

PMID: 8721492
DOI: 10.2340/00015555764547

Abstract

A case of circumscribed pruritus existing since 1 year on clinically uninvolved skin is reported, in which careful history revealed a 5-year previous episode of herpes zoster in the same dermatome. Impairment of cutaneous sensitivity was evaluated by use of a quantitative psychophysical examination and laser-evoked cortical potentials (LEP).

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Capsaicin / therapeutic use
Evoked Potentials
Female
Herpes Zoster / complications*
Humans
Lasers
Neuralgia / complications*
Neurodermatitis / diagnosis*
Neurodermatitis / drug therapy
Neurodermatitis / etiology
Pain Measurement
Pruritus / diagnosis*
Pruritus / drug therapy
Pruritus / etiology
Psychophysics

Substances

Capsaicin