Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift für Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete
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Chronic pruritus and chronic pain are frequent symptoms of a variety of underlying diseases. Painful sensations usually suppress acute itching. ⋯ The early detection of (neuropathic) pain in patients with chronic pruritus can be done using the PainDetect questionnaire. In general, patients suffering from both itch and pain have a highly impaired quality of life, high degree of objective health burden, need a more intensive health care and a complex analgetic and antipruritic therapy.