They include: Hives often seem worse at night because of a condition called nocturnal pruritus, thought to be related to the circadian rhythm and changes in the level of the stress hormone cortisol.

Examples of peripheral neuropathic itching include brachioradial pruritus, notalgia paresthetica, postherpetic neuralgia, and anogenital pruritus. Brachioradial pruritus is itching of the lateral ...

Despite the widespread attention these two diseases have garnered within the dermatological field, the specific pathogenesis, particularly the molecular mechanisms underlying the pruritus, remains ...