"(...) in 1986, it eventually led him to #immunology—via an unusual patient. She was the wife of a government minister, a privileged woman who nevertheless had spent years being sent from one expert to another, some of whom said her problem was in her head. Her problem? She itched! Everywhere all over her skin, to the point of scratching her skin bloody. Albert was a young dermatology resident when he was asked to take care of her."

https://www.cell.com/immunity/fulltext/S1074-7613(23)00443-0?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email