neurodermatitis /neu·ro·der·ma·ti·tis/ (-der″mah-ti´tis) [Gr.] a general term for an eczematous dermatosis presumed to be a cutaneous response to prolonged vigorous scratching, rubbing, or pinching to relieve severe pruritus; believed by some to be a psychogenic disorder.
Neurodermatitis
neurodermatitis
neurodermatitis [noor″o-der″mah-ti´tis]
neurodermatitis
neu·ro·der·ma·ti·tis (n r  -dûrm -t  t s)n. A chronic skin disorder characterized by localized or disseminated lichenified skin lesions that itch severely. It is possibly a psychogenic disorder. Also called neurodermatosis. |
Neurodermatitis
An itchy skin disease (also called lichen simplex chronicus) found in nervous, anxious people.
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neurodermatitis
[-dur′mətī′tis]
Etymology: Gk, neuron + derma, skin, itis, inflammation
a nonspecific pruritic skin disorder seen in anxious, nervous individuals. Excoriations and lichenification occur on easily accessible, exposed areas of the body such as the forearms and forehead. Sometimes loosely (and incorrectly) referred to as atopic dermatitis. See also lichen simplex chronicus.
neurodermatitis [noor″o-der″mah-ti´tis]
an extremely variable eczematous dermatosis presumed to be a cutaneous response to prolonged vigorous scratching, rubbing, or pinching to relieve intense pruritus. It is believed by some authorities to be a psychogenic disorder. The term is also used to refer to lichen simplex chronicus(circumscribed neurodermatitis) and sometimes to atopic dermatitis(disseminated neurodermatitis).
neurodermatitis
a general term for a dermatosis presumed to result primarily from self trauma, usually scratching, from behavioral causes.
canine neurodermatitis
see acral lick dermatitis.
feline neurodermatitis
see idiopathic hyperesthesia syndrome.
neurodermatitis
Atopic dermatitis, see there
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