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Neurodermatitis is a term used to describe various forms of eczema
Eczema

Eczema is a form of dermatitis, or inflammation of the epidermis. The term eczema is broadly applied to a range of persistent skin conditions....
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There are still references in the older literature to the psychosomatic nature of these disorders, and their accompanying "psychogenic" itch. This is why the older terms had "neuro" in them: as a reference to the link with mental illness. There continues to be a suspicion of obsessive-compulsive behaviors leading to some forms of dermatitis.








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Neurodermatitis is a term used to describe various forms of eczema
Eczema

Eczema is a form of dermatitis, or inflammation of the epidermis. The term eczema is broadly applied to a range of persistent skin conditions....
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  • Lichen simplex chronicus
    Lichen simplex chronicus

    Lichen simplex chronicus is a skin disorder characterized by chronic itching and scratching. The constant scratching causes thick, leathery, brownish skin....
     and its cousin, prurigo nodularis
    Prurigo nodularis

    Prurigo nodularis is a skin disease characterised by pruritic nodules which usually appear on the arms or legs. Patients often present with multiple excoriation lesions caused by scratching....
    ; these are types of eczema that are thought to be self-caused, as by habitual
    Habit (psychology)

    Habits are routines of behavior that are repeated regularly, tend to occur subconsciously, without directly thinking Consciousness about them. Habitual behavior sometimes goes unnoticed in persons exhibiting them, because it is often unnecessary to engage in self-analysis when undertaking in routine tasks....
     scratching, or have unexplained origin, and are mostly localized; the older term was “localized or circumscribed neurodermatitis."
  • Other types of "lichens" such as lichen striatus (aka linear neurodermatitis), which are part of the pruritic dermatoses spectrum.
  • Atopic dermatitis
    Atopic dermatitis

    Atopic dermatitis is an inflammation, chronically relapsing, non-contagious and pruritis skin disease. It has been given names like "prurigo Besnier," "neurodermitis," "endogenous eczema," "flexural eczema," "infantile eczema," and "prurigo diathsique"....
     – also known as childhood eczema; this usage is still common in parts of Europe; the older term was “disseminated neurodermatitis.”


There are still references in the older literature to the psychosomatic nature of these disorders, and their accompanying "psychogenic" itch. This is why the older terms had "neuro" in them: as a reference to the link with mental illness. There continues to be a suspicion of obsessive-compulsive behaviors leading to some forms of dermatitis.

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