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pruritus

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itching

 or pruritus

Stimulation of nerve endings in the skin, usually incited by histamine, that evokes a desire to scratch. It is often transient and easily relieved. Pathological itching with skin changes usually signals dermatologic disease. Generalized itching without skin changes can occur in systemic diseases (e.g., metabolic and endocrine conditions, cancer, drug reactions, and kidney, blood, and liver diseases). Dry skin often itches. Treatment depends on cause.

pruritus [pru̇′rīd·əs]
(medicine)
Localized or generalized itch due to irritation of sensory nerve endings.
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The quality of life (QOL) of patients with this disease is greatly reduced due to severe pain and pruritus.
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ITCHING Also known as pruritus, an itch can be caused by various things, from an allergy to an infection, but stress is one possible trigger, with the condition being caused by the stimulation of nerve endings in the skin.
Don't stress out over skin by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
An appropriate treatment approach, he said, is to use treatments that affect psychological symptoms of distress as well as physiologic symptoms such as pruritus.
Psychological factors contribute to dermatitis by Bates, Betsy / Clinical Psychiatry News
 
 
 
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