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Chronic Pruritus in Older Adults: Prevalence, Associations, and Pruritus-specific Quality of Life [PDF]
Acta Dermato-VenereologicaChronic pruritus is a burdensome condition that frequently affects older adults, yet its epidemiology and impact on quality of life in the ageing population remain underexplored. This cross-sectional study examined the prevalence of chronic pruritus, its
Juliette F. Bollemeijer +7 more
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Chronic Kidney Disease-Associated Pruritus [PDF]
Toxins, 2021 Pruritus is a distressing condition associated with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), as well as maintenance dialysis and adversely affects the quality of life (QOL) of these patients. It has been reported to range from 20% to as high as 90%.
Puneet Agarwal +2 more
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Psychopathology Associated with Chronic Pruritus: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2023 There are no previous studies of the psychopathology associated with different aetiologies of chronic pruritus. A systematic review was performed of cohort and case-control studies comparing healthy controls with patients with chronic pruritus related to
Bárbara R. Ferreira, Laurent Misery
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Chronic pruritus: a narrative review. [PDF]
An Bras DermatolChronic pruritus encompasses a manifestation of several cutaneous, allergic, infectious, neurological, psychological, and systemic conditions, whose etiological investigation and therapeutic strategy can be challenging. This comprehensive review aims to enhance the understanding of pruritus by highlighting important elements in its pathogenesis ...
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Comparative Analysis of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Chronic Pruritus: Patients with Chronic Liver or Kidney Diseases Exhibit Higher Psychological Distress than Those with Atopic Dermatitis [PDF]
Dermatology and TherapyIntroduction Chronic pruritus (CP; lasting ≥ 6 weeks) is a prevalent symptom with diverse underlying conditions, including chronic liver diseases (CLD), chronic kidney diseases (CKD) and atopic dermatitis (AD).
Svenja Royeck +15 more
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Revista Alergia México, 2019 Chronic pruritus is defined as an unpleasant sensation on the skin that causes scratching and lasts more than six weeks. This symptom may be a manifestation of a cutaneous or systemic disease and it jeopardizes the patients’ quality of life, constantly ...
Ana María Villa-Arango +2 more
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Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2023 BackgroundChronic scratching imposes a major stress on the skin and can lead to itch intensity worsening, and consequently, patients may enter an itch–scratch cycle.
Lina Renkhold +9 more
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Chronic Pruritus: Clinics and Treatment [PDF]
Annals of Dermatology, 2011 Chronic pruritus, one of the main symptoms in dermatology, is often intractable and has a high impact on patient's quality of life. Beyond dermatologic disorders, chronic pruritus is associated with systemic, neurologic as well as psychologic diseases.
Sonja, Grundmann, Sonja, Ständer
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Emerging Therapeutic Options for Chronic Pruritus [PDF]
American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 2020 Chronic pruritus, defined as an unpleasant sensation resulting in a need to scratch that lasts more than 6 weeks, is a prevalent and bothersome symptom associated with both cutaneous and systemic conditions. Due to complex pathogenesis and profuse contributing factors, chronic pruritus therapy remains challenging.
Radomir Reszke +2 more
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The Neuromodulatory Effect of Antipruritic Treatment of Chronic Prurigo
Dermatology and Therapy, 2019 Chronic prurigo is an extremely severe pruritic skin disease which presents with multiple, hyperkeratotic and erosive papules, nodules and/or plaques.
Claudia Zeidler +2 more
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