title: Nonrashes. 5. Atmoknesis: pruritus provoked by contact with air.
abstract: Atmoknesis, itching provoked by open exposure of the skin to air after undressing, is a common and distressing symptom. It occurs in many patients with psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, and in elderly patients with aquagenic pruritus. It also occurs in some patients with underlying systemic causes of generalized pruritus, such as hepatobiliary disease. It does not seem to be an important feature of certain other pruritic skin diseases such as dermatitis herpetiformis and bullous pemphigoid.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester 01655.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Bernhard
mesh_terms: D000388:Air; D002648:Child; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011537:Pruritus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000266:history; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000150:complications; D012867:Skin