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. 2020 Dec 1;100(19):adv00339.
doi: 10.2340/00015555-3687.

Vaccination Granuloma Itch Treated with Capsaicin 8% Patches

Stine Hoffmann  1 , Jesper Elberling
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Vaccination Granuloma Itch Treated with Capsaicin 8% Patches

Stine Hoffmann et al. Acta Derm Venereol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: granuloma; immunotherapy; itch; patch test; vaccine; capsaicin.

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The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

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Fig. 1
Areas with touch-evoked itch were identified and (a) patches were cut to cover the areas and (b) applied for 1 h under bandage occlusion. (c) Subsequent erythema of the treated areas of skin.
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Fig. 2
Mean daily itch score on a 0–10 visual analogue scale (VAS).
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