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Brachioradial pruritus (sometimes abbreviated BRP) is an intense itching sensation of the arm usually between the wrist and elbow of either or both arms. [ 1 ] : 36 The itch can be so intense that affected individuals will scratch their own skin to a bleeding condition.
Typically, senile pruritus is diagnosed following an exclusion process starting with a complete physical exam. If a person is exhibiting signs and symptoms of senile pruritus, a laboratory exam may not be recommended by a doctor at the initial doctor's visit unless there are other indicators of an underlying disease.
Pruritus, commonly known as itchiness, is a sensation exclusive to the skin, and characteristic of many skin conditions. Pages in category "Pruritic skin conditions" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
Notalgia paresthetica or Notalgia paraesthetica (NP) (also known as "Hereditary localized pruritus", "Posterior pigmented pruritic patch", and "subscapular pruritus" [1]) is a chronic sensory neuropathy.
An itch (also known as pruritus) is a sensation that causes a strong desire or reflex to scratch. [1] Itches have resisted many attempts to be classified as any one type of sensory experience. Itches have many similarities to pain , and while both are unpleasant sensory experiences, their behavioral response patterns are different.
Pruritus, commonly known as itchiness, is a sensation exclusive to the skin, and characteristic of many skin conditions. [95] [96] Adult blaschkitis; Aquadynia; Aquagenic pruritus; Biliary pruritus; Cholestatic pruritus; Drug-induced pruritus; Hydroxyethyl starch-induced pruritus; Lichen simplex chronicus (neurodermatitis) Lichen simplex ...
Aquagenic pruritus is a skin condition characterized by the development of severe, intense, prickling-like epidermal itching without observable skin lesions and evoked by contact with water. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Although the exact cause of PN is unknown, PN is associated with other dermatologic conditions such as untreated or severe atopic dermatitis and systemic causes of pruritus including liver disease and end stage kidney disease. [2] The goal of treatment in PN is to decrease itching. PN is also known as Hyde prurigo nodularis, or Picker's nodules ...