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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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Current concepts of pathophysiology, epidemiology and classification of pruritus [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2014 Discovery of pruritus-specific mediators and receptors facilitated the neurobiological concept of pruritus: itch-specific (histamine-dependent and histamine-independent C-fibers); itch-specific receptors on cutaneous and spinal neurons ...
Jovanović Marina
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Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2022 Patients with chronic itch describe their pruritus in a wide variety of ways. However, these subjective descriptions are often not taken into consideration by physicians. This study aimed to validate patients’ descriptions of pruritus, and to investigate
Ji Hoon Ryoo +16 more
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Investigator’s Global Assessment of Chronic Prurigo: A New Instrument for Use in Clinical Trials
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2021 Chronic prurigo is a pruritic disease characterized by the development of pruriginous lesions due to scratching. The number of lesions is representative of the stage of the disease, while the presence of excoriations reflects the scratching activity. Aim
Claudia Zeidler +4 more
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Psychopathology Associated with Chronic Pruritus: A Systematic Review
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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A retrospective study of biochemical parameters and outcomes of obstetric cholestasis: with and without pruritus [PDF]
New Indian Journal of OBGYN, 2020 Objectives: The objective was to study the differences in the biochemical parameters and outcomes of obstetric cholestasis with and without pruritus.
Nidhi Garg, Veena Ganju Malla
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Pruritus and Patient Reported Outcomes in Non-Dialysis CKD.
American Society of Nephrology. Clinical Journal, 2019 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Among patients on hemodialysis, pruritus has been associated with poorer mental and physical quality of life, sleep quality, depression, and mortality.
Nidhi Sukul +12 more
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Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2019 Chronic pruritus (CP) is often accompanied by paresthetic sensations like warmth, burning and stinging. The aim of this study was to analyze, whether divergent sensations are linked to structural and functional skin alterations in clinically diagnosed CP
Johanna Hidding +9 more
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BMJ Open, 2022 Introduction Chronic pruritus (CP) is a symptom of dermatologic, neurologic, systemic and psychosomatic diseases. CP has a prevalence of ~20% in the general population and is therefore a significant burden on society, but the transition from acute ...
Sonja Ständer +8 more
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Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2019 Chronic pruritus is a bothersome symptom in psoriasis vulgaris and can profoundly reduce quality of life (QoL). In this exploratory analysis of the PSORITUS study, the impact of pruritus on QoL in 130 subjects with moderate-to-severe psoriasis was ...
Sonja Ständer +7 more
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