PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - A. W. Orr
TI  - Prodromal itching in asthma
DP  - 1979 May 01
TA  - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
PG  - 287--288
VI  - 29
IP  - 202
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/29/202/287.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/29/202/287.full
SO  - J R Coll Gen Pract1979 May 01; 29
AB  - In a survey of 50 young asthmatic patients it was found that 35 (70 per cent) recognized a sensation of itching of the lower face, or anterior neck, in association with their asthmatic attacks. Sixteen (32 per cent) said that the itching closely preceded subjective wheezing, and 15 (30 per cent) said that it occurred at the onset of wheezing. Recognition of this early sign may be of use in the prompt treatment of an asthmatic attack.