---
_id: '11734'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Patient care for those affected by chronic pruritus is remarkably complex
    due to its high prevalence and multifactorial nature. It requires a comprehensive
    assessment of the patient’s medical history, extensive diagnostic procedures,
    and long treatment duration, including management of possible accompanying disorders
    such as sleep disturbances and mental distress. It is important to prioritize
    patient’s needs when developing a therapeutic treatment plan. Standardized questionnaires
    and scales should be used to better analyze the patient history, quality of life,
    symptom intensity, and course of treatment. These can be distributed via digital
    platforms, allowing for more effective communication between the treating agents
    and gathering of large volumes of data in central databases. In today’s health
    care system, it is essential for physicians with itch-related specializations
    and specialized itch centers to cooperate. It is thus crucial to focus efforts
    on the further development of specialized treatment centers and training courses
    for medical practitioners. There are, however, various regulatory and economic
    barriers to overcome in the modern health care system before patients with chronic
    pruritus can be offered the best possible care. Accordingly, health care authorities
    should be made aware of the difficulties associated with the management of chronic
    pruritus and of the high individual and societal burden it represents.
author:
- first_name: Manuel P.
  full_name: Pereira, Manuel P.
  last_name: Pereira
- first_name: Sabine
  full_name: Steinke, Sabine
  last_name: Steinke
- first_name: Philipp
  full_name: Bruland, Philipp
  id: '75847'
  last_name: Bruland
  orcid: 0000-0001-6939-7630
- first_name: Hartmut F.
  full_name: Ständer, Hartmut F.
  last_name: Ständer
- first_name: Martin
  full_name: Dugas, Martin
  last_name: Dugas
- first_name: Matthias
  full_name: Augustin, Matthias
  last_name: Augustin
- first_name: Sonja
  full_name: Ständer, Sonja
  last_name: Ständer
citation:
  ama: 'Pereira MP, Steinke S, Bruland P, et al. Management of chronic pruritus: from
    the dermatological office to the specialized itch center: a review. <i>Itch</i>.
    2017;2(2):e6-e6. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1097/itx.0000000000000006">10.1097/itx.0000000000000006</a>'
  apa: 'Pereira, M. P., Steinke, S., Bruland, P., Ständer, H. F., Dugas, M., Augustin,
    M., &#38; Ständer, S. (2017). Management of chronic pruritus: from the dermatological
    office to the specialized itch center: a review. <i>Itch</i>, <i>2</i>(2), e6–e6.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.1097/itx.0000000000000006">https://doi.org/10.1097/itx.0000000000000006</a>'
  bjps: '<b>Pereira MP <i>et al.</i></b> (2017) Management of Chronic Pruritus: From
    the Dermatological Office to the Specialized Itch Center: A Review. <i>Itch</i>
    <b>2</b>, e6–e6.'
  chicago: 'Pereira, Manuel P., Sabine Steinke, Philipp Bruland, Hartmut F. Ständer,
    Martin Dugas, Matthias Augustin, and Sonja Ständer. “Management of Chronic Pruritus:
    From the Dermatological Office to the Specialized Itch Center: A Review.” <i>Itch</i>
    2, no. 2 (2017): e6–e6. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1097/itx.0000000000000006">https://doi.org/10.1097/itx.0000000000000006</a>.'
  chicago-de: 'Pereira, Manuel P., Sabine Steinke, Philipp Bruland, Hartmut F. Ständer,
    Martin Dugas, Matthias Augustin und Sonja Ständer. 2017. Management of chronic
    pruritus: from the dermatological office to the specialized itch center: a review.
    <i>Itch</i> 2, Nr. 2: e6–e6. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1097/itx.0000000000000006">10.1097/itx.0000000000000006</a>,
    .'
  din1505-2-1: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Pereira, Manuel P.</span> ;
    <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Steinke, Sabine</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Bruland,
    Philipp</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Ständer, Hartmut F.</span>
    ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Dugas, Martin</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Augustin,
    Matthias</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Ständer, Sonja</span>:
    Management of chronic pruritus: from the dermatological office to the specialized
    itch center: a review. In: <i>Itch</i> Bd. 2, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer
    Health) (2017), Nr. 2, S. e6–e6'
  havard: 'M.P. Pereira, S. Steinke, P. Bruland, H.F. Ständer, M. Dugas, M. Augustin,
    S. Ständer, Management of chronic pruritus: from the dermatological office to
    the specialized itch center: a review, Itch. 2 (2017) e6–e6.'
  ieee: 'M. P. Pereira <i>et al.</i>, “Management of chronic pruritus: from the dermatological
    office to the specialized itch center: a review,” <i>Itch</i>, vol. 2, no. 2,
    pp. e6–e6, 2017, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1097/itx.0000000000000006">10.1097/itx.0000000000000006</a>.'
  mla: 'Pereira, Manuel P., et al. “Management of Chronic Pruritus: From the Dermatological
    Office to the Specialized Itch Center: A Review.” <i>Itch</i>, vol. 2, no. 2,
    2017, pp. e6–e6, <a href="https://doi.org/10.1097/itx.0000000000000006">https://doi.org/10.1097/itx.0000000000000006</a>.'
  short: M.P. Pereira, S. Steinke, P. Bruland, H.F. Ständer, M. Dugas, M. Augustin,
    S. Ständer, Itch 2 (2017) e6–e6.
  ufg: '<b>Pereira, Manuel P. u. a.</b>: Management of chronic pruritus: from the
    dermatological office to the specialized itch center: a review, in: <i>Itch</i>
    2 (2017), H. 2,  S. e6–e6.'
  van: 'Pereira MP, Steinke S, Bruland P, Ständer HF, Dugas M, Augustin M, et al.
    Management of chronic pruritus: from the dermatological office to the specialized
    itch center: a review. Itch. 2017;2(2):e6–e6.'
date_created: 2024-07-18T12:21:38Z
date_updated: 2024-07-18T12:23:00Z
department:
- _id: DEP5024
doi: 10.1097/itx.0000000000000006
extern: '1'
external_id:
  pmid:
  - PMC6372054
intvolume: '         2'
issue: '2'
language:
- iso: eng
page: e6-e6
pmid: '1'
publication: Itch
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 2380-5048
publication_status: published
publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
status: public
title: 'Management of chronic pruritus: from the dermatological office to the specialized
  itch center: a review'
type: scientific_journal_article
user_id: '83781'
volume: 2
year: '2017'
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