Editorial: Pathophysiology of Sensitive Skin

Frontiers in Medicine

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Laurent Misery¹  Howard I. Maibach³ 

[1] University Brest;Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Brest;Department of Dermatology, University of California, United States

关键词: sensitive skin;    pathophysiology;    itch;    pain;    reactive skin;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmed.2020.00159

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Sensitive skin is more and more studied (1). The International Forum for the Study of Itch (IFSI), which is comparable to the International Association of the Study of Pain (IASP), initiated a special interest group on sensitive skin. This group defined sensitive skin as “a syndrome defined by the occurrence of unpleasant sensations (stinging, burning, pain, pruritus, and tingling sensations) in response to stimuli that normally should not provoke such sensations. These unpleasant sensations cannot be explained by lesions attributable to any skin disease. The skin can appear normal or be accompanied by erythema. Sensitive skin can affect all body locations, especially the face” (2). In a second position paper (3), the group concluded that new studies on the pathophysiology of sensitive skin were needed.

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