"Prurigo" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A name applied to several itchy skin eruptions of unknown cause. The characteristic course is the formation of a dome-shaped papule with a small transient vesicle on top, followed by crusting over or lichenification. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D011536
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.674
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Therapeutic briefs. II. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1981 Feb; 4(2):249-52.