title: Central pruritus. Case report.
abstract: An 82-year-old woman experienced generalized pruritus not due to skin or systemic disease. Scratching the skin with a needle induced a crisis of intense pruritus, insensitive to any drug. The pruritus had the characteristics of a central sensation.
authors.affiliation: Pain Center, University of Florence, 50134 FlorenceItaly.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Procacci
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maresca
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011537:Pruritus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology