IntroduCtIon Pruritus can be defined as ‘an unpleasant sensation that causes the need to scratch.’1 Although it is most commonly seen in skin diseases it can occur as a consequence of systemic conditions and the possibility of the presence of such conditions should be considered in any patient presenting with pruritus in the absence of rash. Pruritus can be a feature of renal failure, haematolo...

BACKGROUND Pruritus is an unpleasant feeling that can cause the desire of scratching in a person and can be the symptoms of systemic, infectious, and neurological diseases. Pruritus is the most common clinical manifestation of skin diseases. Pruritus prevalence is 8-38% in the general population. Causes and treatments of pruritus have been described by traditional Persian medicine scientists. T...

Itch (pruritus) is an unpleasant sensation that leads to the desire to scratch (1). Pruritus may compromise quality of life and sleep in affected individuals. Pruritus is similar to pain, in being a subjective symptom; assessment of its intensity is a key issue in evaluating severity and therapeutic outcome of patients with pruritic disorders of diverse origins (cutaneous, systemic, neuropathic...

INTRODUCTION According to available data, pruritus is a common symptom of psoriasis, however its characteristics and pathogenesis are not clearly understood. AIM The main aim of this study was to assess itching sensation among patients suffering from psoriasis, including its incidence and severity. All factors triggering and worsening pruritic symptoms were also carefully analyzed. The author...

The introduction of topical calcineurin inhibitors resulted in a significant improvement in the treatment of atopic dermatitis. In addition, rapid amelioration of pruritus could be observed. In case reports, other pruritic dermatoses such as chronic irritative hand dermatitis, rosacea, graft-versus-host-disease, and lichen sclerosus were also treated successfully with pimecrolimus and tacrolimu...

Vulvar pruritus is a common symptom in post-menopausal women and treatment is easy if the diagnosis is duly recognized. The purpose of this study is to show the importance of colposcopic examination and directed biopsies in 27 post-menopausal women with pruritus. Biopsy sites were selected by colposcopy. The prevalence of vulvar pruritus, vulvar pathologies, vulvar dystrophies and vulvar intrae...

Background: While acute pruritus is often attributable to yeast vulvovaginitis, chronic pruritus can present as the result different conditions including manifestation of a systemic

Pruritus is a frequent sensation in dermatoses, but its prevalence in patients in dermatological practices has not been fully studied. The aim of this cross-sectional study is to investigate its prevalence and characteristics in all patients attending a dermatology practice in Germany over a period of one week (n = 334; 52.7% female; median age 45.0 years). The point prevalence of pruritus in t...

OBJECTIVE To document various characteristics of uremic pruritus in patients undergoing haemodialysis. DESIGN Case series. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY This study was carried out at Sindh Institute of Urology, Karachi, and Departments of Dermatology and Medicine, PNS Shifa, Karachi, over a period of 3 months. PATIENTS AND METHODS One hundred patients of end stage renal disease undergoing h...