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** [[Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy]] (PUPPP)
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** [[Gestational pemphigoid]]
*Drug side effects: [[Acetaminophen]], [[Acetylcysteine]], [[Conjugated estrogens]], [[Betamethasone valerate]], [[Betamethasone dipropionate]], [[Ipilimumab]],[[Spironolactone]], [[Hydrochlorothiazide]], [[Ivermectin]], [[Tolbutamide]]
*Drug side effects: [[Acamprosate calcium]], [[Acetaminophen]], [[Acetylcysteine]], [[Conjugated estrogens]], [[Betamethasone valerate]], [[Betamethasone dipropionate]], [[Ipilimumab]],[[Spironolactone]], [[Hydrochlorothiazide]], [[Ivermectin]], [[Tolbutamide]]


==References==
==References==

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The feeling of itchiness can be caused by a movement of hair or the release of a chemical (histamine) from cells under the skin. Itchiness is regarded as protective, as it helps creatures remove parasites that land on their skin.

Itching can be caused by:

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