Concept information
Preferred term
Neurodermatitis
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Lichen Simplex Chronicus
Note
- eczematous skin dis with intense itching
Scope note
- An extremely variable eczematous skin disease that is presumed to be a response to prolonged vigorous scratching, rubbing, or pinching to relieve intense pruritus. It varies in intensity, severity, course, and morphologic expression in different individuals. Neurodermatitis is believed by some to be psychogenic. The circumscribed or localized form is often referred to as lichen simplex chronicus.
In other languages
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Finnish
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lichen simplex chronicus
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neurodermatitis
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neurodermatitis circumscripta
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Swedish
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Begränsad neurodermatit
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Klådeksem
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Lichen simplex chronicus
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Lokaliserad neurodermatit
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009450
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