Visual D. July 2025 Issue Vol.24 No.7: Itchy Skin Diseases (Visual Dermatology)

Itching is a common and severe chief complaint among patients visiting dermatology outpatient clinics. However, itching can be a major symptom of many skin diseases. Therefore, by learning about the mechanisms and treatments of various diseases that present with itching, it is expected that appropriate itching treatment can be provided for each patient's condition. ■CONTENTS

Compass A Paradigm Shift to Open Up the Future of Itch Treatment / Yozo Ishi

General Overview General Overview 1: What is Itch? / Yasushi Kuraishi General Overview 2: Itch and Pain - Their Commonalities and Differences / Fusao Kato General Overview 3: Types of Itch / Yozo Ishi General Overview 4: Methods for Evaluating Itch - Current Clinical Practice and Future Prospects / Nozomi Yanagida, Hiroshi Kawasaki

▼Part 1. Mechanism of Itch General Overview 1: Classification and Function of Primary Sensory Nerves that Transmit Itch / Rinichi Kiguchi General Overview 2: Spinal Cord Control of Itch / Miho Shiratori, Makoto Tsuda, Kenji Takamori General Overview 3 Spinal projection nerves that transmit itching / Junichi Hachisuka Review Article 4: Brain transmission mechanisms of itching - Latest scientific evidence / Yozo Ishii Review Article 5: Descending nervous system that regulates itching / Makoto Tsuda Review Article 6: Future treatments for itching / Mitsutoshi Tominaga, Motoki Morita, Kenji Takamori ▼Part 2. How to choose and use itching medications Review Article 7: Tips for effectively using medications for itching / Takashi Hashimoto Review Article 8: Selection of oral JAK inhibitors for itching in atopic dermatitis / Manabu Tsuji Case 1: Topical medications effective for itching / Masayuki Suehiro, Akio Tanaka Case 2: Nemolizumab / Kazuya Goto, Saeko Nakajima Case 3: Dupilumab, Tralokinumab, Lebrikizumab, Nemolizumab / Takeshi Nakahara Case 4 Traditional Chinese Medicine for Itching / Masahiko Toyoda Case 5: Gabapentinoids / Toshiya Ebata Case 6: Anxiolytics and Antidepressants for Itching / Makoto Hashiro Case 7: Psychotherapy for Itching / Ritsuko Hosoya Dermatological View DV 1: Itching Caused by Mechanical Stimulation - Induction and Regulation Mechanisms of Mechanical Allonesis / Yui Toyosawa, Eriko Komiya, Mitsutoshi Tominaga, Kenji Takamori DV 2: Alcohol and Itching / Masanori Fujii DV 3: Opioids and Itching / Yayoi Kamata, Eriko Komiya, Mitsutoshi Tominaga, Kenji Takamori DV 4: The Antipruritic Effect and Mechanism of Neurotropin® / Eriko Komiya, Atsuko Kamo, Mitsutoshi Tominaga, Kenji Takamori [Series] Your Diagnosis? July Issue Questions: Misaki Enoki, Toru Nohara, Toshiro Idemitsu May Issue Answers: Yuichiro Endo Instant Tissue Diagnosis! (211) / Yuichiro Tsunemi Dermatological Pathology Diagnosis Lesson for Residents (16) / Toshiaki Saida 【Essays & Columns】 Walking Through the Market 229 "Seoul Street Clothing Store (2)" / Takehiko Kaneko Photo Essay 280 "Repeatedly Changing" / Yuichi Tsukaya