Pruritus Hiemalis

Winter Itch or Lumberman's Itch: a dehydrated condition of the skin characterized by erythema, dry scaling, fine cracking and pruritus, which occurs chiefly during the winter when low humidity in heated rooms causes excessive water loss from the stratum corneum

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