Prurigo pigmentosa in an African-Canadian patient: Expanding the limited literature on skin of color [PDF]
SAGE Open Medical Case ReportsPrurigo pigmentosa is a rare inflammatory dermatosis that predominantly affects East Asian populations, with very few reported cases in individuals with darker skin tones.
Ghassan Barnawi +5 more
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Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Dupilumab for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Severe Prurigo Nodularis in Italy [PDF]
Acta Dermato-VenereologicaPrurigo nodularis is characterized by intensely pruritic nodules that significantly impact patients’ quality of life. This study aims to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of dupilumab compared with the best supportive care for the treatment of severe ...
Cataldo Patruno +6 more
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Prurigo Nodularis at Ultra-High-Frequency Ultrasound [PDF]
DiagnosticsHere, we describe the case of a 48-year-old female patient with prurigo nodularis, where B-mode and color-Doppler ultrasound of one nodule was performed; this revealed hypoechoic dermal and hyperechoic epidermal thickening with lesion hypervascularity ...
Alessandra Michelucci +11 more
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Chronic Prurigo: Similar Clinical Profile and Burden Across Clinical Phenotypes
Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 Chronic prurigo is a debilitating skin disease characterized by the presence of chronic pruritus and scratching-related pruriginous lesions. The pruriginous lesions can differ in their clinics what has recently been categorized into different clinical ...
Claudia Zeidler +2 more
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Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2022 While dialysis is linked with prurigo nodularis, little is known about the impact of non-dialysis chronic kidney disease on prurigo nodularis. The influence of chronic kidney disease on development of prurigo nodularis was measured using the Korean ...
Hei Sung Kim +2 more
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Prurigo Simplex or “Itchy Red Bump” Disease: Review and Case Series
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2021 Prurigo simplex or “itchy red bump” disease is a controversial pruritic papular eruption. The objective of this study was to delineate the diagnostic criteria for this disease.
Joanna Wallengren
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Nevus sebaceus with syringocystadenoma papilliferum, prurigo nodularis, apocrine cystadenoma, basaloid follicular proliferation, and sebaceoma: case report and review of nevus sebaceus-associated conditions [PDF]
, 2020 Nevus sebaceus is a benign skin hamartoma of congenital onset that grows during puberty, and in adulthood can develop secondary benign and malignant neoplasms.
Basu, Pallavi +3 more
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Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology, 2022 Prurigo nodularis is an extremely pruritic skin condition as a result of chronic and vicious cycle of itching and scratching. It is rare in children. We report a case of a 4-year-old child with a background of poorly controlled atopic dermatitis with ...
Henrietta Albela, Kin Fon Leong
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Epidemiology of Prurigo Nodularis compared with Psoriasis in Germany: A Claims Database Analysis
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2020 Prurigo nodularis is an itchy skin disease with unknown epidemiology. This study aimed to describe the epidemiology of prurigo nodularis compared with that of psoriasis.
Sonja Ständer +6 more
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Oral Alitretinoin for Patients with Refractory Prurigo
Medicina, 2020 Background: prurigo is a chronic skin disorder associated with a history of chronic pruritus. The pathogenesis of prurigo is largely unknown and the treatment of prurigo is unsatisfactory and challenging.
Bo Young Chung +7 more
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