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Pruritus vulvae.
Anogenital irritation is a fairly common complaint by women in a general practitioner's surgery. No age group is exempt, if nappy rash is included, but strictly speaking pruritus is itching or irritation rather than soreness. In this region pruritus is a particularly distressing complaint because to attempt to relieve it by scratching is socially unacceptable. For this reason, parents may consu...
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Pruritus ani is an unpleasant cutaneous sensation that induces the desire to scratch the skin around the anal orifice. It may start insidiously and appears in 1% to 5% of the population. It is classified as primary (idiopathic) pruritus ani when no cause can be found. However, as 25% to 75% of cases have co-existing pathology, a detailed history and examination are necessary. The goal of treatm...
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Pruritus vulvae can have infectious as well as noninfectious causes. In sexually active women, infectiousborne pruritus is mainly caused by vulvovaginal candidiasis. However, also changes in the bacterial flora can cause itching and burning. In persistent and regressing cases, we also have to consider non-infectious dermatoses. Here, the most common disease is lichen sclerosus, not only present...
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Itching is a common complaint in pregnancy, occurring in up to 14 to 23% of women. Pruritus may be so severe that it affects sleep and quality of life. It has a prevalence of 0.7 to 5% in different populations.1 Prevalence is influenced by genetic and environmental factors and varies between populations worldwide. In Chile, 2.4% of all pregnancies are affected with a 5% prevalence in women of A...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
سال: 1869
ISSN: 0002-9629
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-186904000-00083