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Pruritus is quite simply itchy skin. Pruritus can be a part of skin diseases, internal disorders, or due to faulty processing of the itch sensation within the nervous system. Causes of pruritus Pruritus may be caused by a number of conditions such as contact dermatitis (an allergic skin reaction to something such as poison ivy, perfume, soap, etc.), urticaria (hives), varicella virus (chicken pox, shingles), eczema, dry skin, parasitic infections (ringworm, scabies). More serious causes include hepatitis (due to the accumulation of bile salts beneath the skin), hyper- and hypothyroidism and iron deficiency anemia.
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What are the signs of pruritus?
The signs of pruritus are usually and most likely immediate. Some of the signs of the condition known as pruritus are unusual skin itching when the skin has come into contact with any kind of water.
What is a conditioning of itching?
pruritus
What is pruritus gravidarum?
Generalized itching
What does emperor of pruritus mean?
From Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, (Edition # 17) page 631: "emperor of pruritus. The itching that accompanies poison ivy dermatitis involving the anal area. It is so intense that it is referred to as the emperor of pruritus."
What is the term excoriation is also known as?
pruritus
What are you experiencing if you are in the throes of punctate pruritus?
Itching
What is an 8 letter word for a skin condition?
Pruritus!
What is pruritis?
Itching skin Pruritus is an intense feeling of itchiness.
Which condition is severe itching of the external female genitalia?
pruritus vulvae
What is pruritus ani?
Adults who have hemorrhoids, anal fissure, or persistent diarrhea may notice itching around the anus (called "pruritus ani"). In children, itching in this area is most likely due to worms.
Associated with most forms of dermatitis and also know as itching?
Eczema
The term pruritus means?
also known as itching, is associated with most forms of dermatitis
