RT Book, Section
A1 Ahmed, Rehana L.
A2 Soutor, Carol
A2 Hordinsky, Maria K.
SR Print(0)
ID 1177006540
T1 Pruritus in Patients with No Underlying Skin Disease
T2 Clinical Dermatology
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071769150
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1177006540
RD 2024/04/23
AB Pruritus  (itch)  is  the  unpleasant  sensation  of  the  skin  that  results  in  a  desire  to  scratch.  It  is  a  major  symptom  of  many  cutaneous  and  systemic  diseases.  Pruritus  can  range  from  mild  to  severe,  and  may  be  intermittent  or  chronic  (lasting  longer  than  6  weeks).  Pruritus  can  have  a  significant  impact  on  health-related  quality  of  life  (HRQOL),  and  has  been  associated  with  depression,  decreased  sleep  quality,  and  global  distress.1  The  authors  of  a  recent  case-control  study  of  patients  with  chronic  pruritus  observed  that  the  impact  of  chronic  pruritus  on  HRQOL  may  be  similar  to  that  of  chronic  pain.2  Pruritus  has  multiple  etiologies  in  patients  with  and  without  underlying  skin  disease.  The  International  Forum  for  the  Study  of  Itch  published  a  clinical  classification  of  pruritus3  in  which  they  proposed  6  categories  for  pruritus  based  on  the  underlying  origin: