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Itch, Infections and Infestations

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Itch is one of the leading skin complaints in patients presenting with skin infections, more particularly in case of skin infestation by mites or insects. Pruritus may be either localized or generalized. The spectrum of pruritic dermatoses of infectious origin includes exotic and cosmopolitan infections, mostly related to helminths or to ectoparasites.

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    Gentiane Monsel MD & Eric Caumes MD

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    Laurent Misery

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Monsel, G., Caumes, E. (2016). Itch, Infections and Infestations. In: Misery, L., Ständer, S. (eds) Pruritus. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33142-3_26

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