Skin Barrier Damage and Itch: Review of Mechanisms, Topical Management and Future Directions

Barrier damage, dry skin and itch are intricately linked and form the basis of many common skin diseases. Damage from environmental insults, or genetic or inflammatory causes, can impair the skin barrier, resulting in an increase in transepidermal water loss and activation of itch-associated nerve f...

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Main Authors: Gil Yosipovitch, Laurent Misery, Ehrhardt Proksch, Martin Metz, Sonja Ständer, Martin Schmelz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Publication of Acta Dermato-Venereologica 2019-10-01
Series:Acta Dermato-Venereologica
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Online Access: https://www.medicaljournals.se/acta/content/html/10.2340/00015555-3296