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Pruritus Ani [PDF]

The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2008
INTRODUCTIONPruritus ani is a common condition with many causes, predominately anorectal pathology. There are some new insights and therapies, but the most recommendations are based on low-level evidence.PATIENTS AND METHODSA literature search was carried out using Medline and the internet with the keywords ‘pruritus ani’ from 1950 to 2007.RESULTSA ...
S, Siddiqi, V, Vijay, M, Ward, R, Mahendran, S, Warren   +4 more
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Content Validity and Psychometric Validation of an Adapted Version of the Subject Sleep Diary in Prurigo Nodularis

Dermatology and Therapy
Introduction Patients with prurigo nodularis (PN) often experience sleep disturbance. A psychometric evaluation was conducted to assess the suitability of a PN-adapted multi-item subject sleep diary (SSD) for measuring PN-related sleep disturbance ...
Sonja Ständer, Danielle N. Rodriguez, Carla Dias-Barbosa, Dina Filipenko, Jorge Puelles, Zarif K. Jabbar-Lopez, Christophe Piketty, Henning Wiegmann, Shawn G. Kwatra   +8 more
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Chronic Itch Affects Patients’ Ability to Experience Pleasure: Anhedonia in Itchy Disorders

Acta Dermato-Venereologica
Anhedonia, the reduced ability to experience pleasure, is a prevalent symptom in various psychiatric disorders, but has not been investigated in dermatological conditions, particularly those characterized by chronic itch.
Aleksandra Stefaniak, Magdalena Berek-Zamorska, Claudia Zeidler, Sonja Ständer, Jacek C. Szepietowski   +4 more
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Koebnerization of Hailey–Hailey disease into chronic prurigo nodularis: Clearance of both entities under a naloxone therapy

JEADV Clinical Practice
Hailey–Hailey disease (HHD) is a genetic skin disorder, accompanied by lesional pruritus and a relevant impact on quality of life of affected patients. Approved or even successful treatments are still lacking, highlighting the need for further insight in
Felix Witte, Dieter Metze, Sonja Ständer, Claudia Zeidler   +3 more
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Selective Nerve Fibre Activation in Patients with Generalized Chronic Pruritus: Hint for Central Sensitization?

Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2019
Central sensitization induces pain augmentation in chronic pain states. An analogous mechanism is speculated for chronic pruritus. This study compared patients with chronic pruritus (n = 79) of different origins (atopic dermatitis, chronic pruritus on ...
Manuel P. Pereira, Konstantin Agelopoulos, Johannes Köllner, Gitta Neufang, Martin Schmelz, Sonja Ständer   +5 more
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Dupilumab versus Lebrikizumab Demonstrates Greater Likelihood of Achieving and Maintaining Improvements in Efficacy Outcomes Using a Placebo-Adjusted Indirect Treatment Comparison

Dermatology and Therapy
Introduction Dupilumab and lebrikizumab have demonstrated efficacy in atopic dermatitis (AD) clinical trials; however, no direct comparisons exist. Methods Efficacy outcome achievement (dupilumab and lebrikizumab with topical corticosteroids [TCS]) at 16 
Sonja Ständer, Andreas Pinter, Firas G. Hougeir, Patricia Guyot, Yingxin Xu, Amy H. Praestgaard, Nick Freemantle, Ana B. Rossi, Gaëlle Bégo-Le-Bagousse, Zhixiao Wang, Kerry Noonan, Mike Bastian   +11 more
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Usability of Validated Sleep-assessment Questionnaires in Patients with Chronic Pruritus: An Interview-based Study

Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2018
Impaired sleep due to nocturnal pruritus is a common symptom in patients with chronic pruritus. However, there is no standardized, simplified instrument for assessing sleep-related problems in patients with chronic pruritus. After a literature search, we
Theresa Suilmann, Claudia Zeidler, Nani Osada, Claudia Riepe, Sonja Ständer   +4 more
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Criteria Suggestive of Psychological Components of Itch and Soma­toform Itch: Study of a Large Sample of Patients with Chronic Pruritus

Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2020
While psychological factors are relevant in many patients with chronic pruritus, not all patients can be offered psychologic, psychosomatic or psychiatric consultation.
Gudrun Schneider, Anna Grebe, Philipp Bruland, Gereon Heuft, Sonja Ständer   +4 more
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Vulvar pruritus-Causes, Diagnosis and Therapeutic Approach.

Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, 2020
BACKGROUND In Germany, 17-23% of the population suffers from chronic itching of the skin; in 5-10% of cases, the female genitalia are affected, specifically, the vulva.
L. Woelber, K. Prieske, W. Mendling, B. Schmalfeldt, H. Tietz, A. Jaeger   +5 more
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Self-reported generalised pruritus among community-dwelling older adults in Malaysia

BMC Geriatrics, 2020
Background The ageing skin is more susceptible to pruritic dermatoses, which are associated with adverse psychosocial effects and reduced quality of life among older adults.
Shin Shen Yong, Zhenli Kwan, Chin Chwen Ch’ng, Adrian Sze Wai Yong, Leng Leng Tan, Winn Hui Han, Shahrul Bahyah Kamaruzzaman, Ai-Vyrn Chin, Maw Pin Tan   +8 more
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