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Uremic Pruritus

The International Journal of Artificial Organs, 2006
Renal itch is a localized or generalized itch, affecting patients with chronic renal failure, where there is no primary skin disease and no systemic or psychological dysfunction that might cause pruritus. Uremic pruritus (UP) is an unpleasant sensation, rarely appearing in earlier stages of chronic kidney disease. Renal transplantation is the definite
G C, Kosmadakis, N, Zerefos
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2020 guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous pruritus

Journal of dermatology (Print), 2021
The mechanisms underlying itch are not fully understood. Physicians usually encounter difficulty controlling itch in generalized pruritus. Since only a small percentage of patients with generalized pruritus respond to antihistamines (H1 receptor ...
T. Satoh   +11 more
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Opioid receptors expression in the skin of haemodialysis patients suffering from uraemic pruritus

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 2020
Uraemic pruritus is a common symptom in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing haemodialysis (HD) treatment. Etiopathogenesis of uraemic pruritus is complex and not fully explained, but there are reports indicating a possible role of peripheral ...
Aleksandra Wieczorek   +3 more
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Chronic Pruritus: A Review.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
Importance Chronic pruritus, defined as itch experienced for 6 weeks or longer, affects approximately 22% of people in their lifetime. Approximately 1% of physician visits are for the chief concern of chronic pruritus. Chronic pruritus is associated with
Daniel Butler   +7 more
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Pruritus

Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology, 1999
The treatment of patients with pruritus of liver disease poses a challenge to the clinician. Resins (cholestyramine or colestipol) in quantities of 4 to 16 grams a day should be the initial agents used. In those who remain refractory, diphenhydramine should be added, although sedation may limit the use of higher doses.
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Pruritus

Dermatologic Clinics, 2012
Health-related quality of life (QoL) is a patient-reported outcome that describes the impact of the disease in question to all aspects of persons' life, including psychosocial, emotional, physical, and functional impact. As such, health-related QoL is particularly relevant in conditions that have no physical signs and need to rely on patient reports to
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The burden in chronic prurigo: patients with chronic prurigo suffer more than patients with chronic pruritus on non‐lesional skin

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 2020
Chronic prurigo (CPG) is known as a high burdensome disease characterized by severe pruritus and multiple pruriginous lesions. Interestingly, the disease‐specific burden is not well established and there are no data which compare the impact of CPG with ...
C. Zeidler   +7 more
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Aquagenic pruritus

British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2008
A 24-year-old man presented to his GP with a 3-week history of pruritus confined to the palms of his hands within minutes of bathing or showering. He stated that his symptoms generally regressed within 45 minutes. The pruritus occurred regardless of water temperature and he denied any allergy to soaps or shampoos.
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Pain and Pruritus: a study of their similarities and differences

International Journal of Dermatology, 2020
Pruritus is one of the most common dermatologic complaints and, as the most common dermatologic symptom, is a major contributor to frequent dermatology visits.
Madison J Anzelc, C. Burkhart
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Brachioradial Pruritus

Archives of Dermatology, 1983
Fourteen patients with brachioradial pruritus are described. In six patients the right arm was involved, in three the left arm, and in five both arms. In four of five patients so examined there was roentgenographic evidence of cervical vertebral osteoarthritis.
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