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Harry L. Arnold, Jr, MD
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Arch Dermatol. 1985;121(6):715.

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To the Editor.—

In the February ARCHIVES, Vickers¹ wrote that he did not find "data on... [iron deficiency as a cause of generalized pruritus] in American textbooks."

In at least one American textbook,² reference is made to reports of iron-deficiency pruritus by Liewicki and by Vickers himself. To be sure, data are not included, but this does not seem a reasonable expectation in a textbook. Not all American textbooks are guilty of this omission. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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