ITCHING IS A MANIFESTATION OF THE PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME

Abstract

Chronic itching in a patient aged 70 was a manifestation of stage IV cancer. The pathogenetic mechanisms of paraneoplastic itching development are discussed.

Keywords

chronic itching / itching classification / paraneoplastic syndrome / itching origin theories / paraneoplastic itching

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