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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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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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Cost-effectiveness and Quality of Specialized and Routine Care in a German Cohort of Patients with Chronic Pruritus [PDF]
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2023 Chronic pruritus is a prevalent interdisciplinary symptom with a strong influence on health-related quality of life. Patients need extensive diagnostics and long-term treatment.
Svenja Müller +4 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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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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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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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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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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Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2021 Human hands are complex structures essential for a variety of functions in everyday life. This study prospectively investigated the clinical features of hand pruritus and the resulting functional impairment and disease-related burden in 395 patients with
Teresa Gabriele Nau +4 more
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