Pruritis
Pruritis: Introduction
Pruritis: A sensation for the need to scratch.
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causes of Pruritis, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Causes of Pruritis:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Pruritis.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
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Causes of Types of Pruritis:
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Pruritis: Symptom Checker
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Pruritis
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- Pruritus
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- PRURITUS
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- Pruritus
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Pruritus
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- Pruritus
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Pruritus
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Pruritus
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Pruritus
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- PRURITUS
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Misdiagnosis and Pruritis
Psoriasis often undiagnosed cause of skin symptoms in children: Children who suffer
from the skin disorder called psoriasis can often go undiagnosed.
The main problem is that psoriasis is rare in children, and not often
seen by physicians for this reason.
children may receive treatment for fungal skin infections.
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Causes of Pruritis listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Pruritis as a symptom include:
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causes of Pruritis
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Definitions of Pruritis:
An intense itching sensation.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Intense itching sensation that produces the urge to rub or scratch the skin to obtain relief.
- (Source - CRISP)
Detailed list of causes of Pruritis
The list below shows some of the causes of Pruritis mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Pruritis
How Common are these Causes of Pruritis?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Pruritis.
Of the 141
causes of Pruritis that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 3
causes are "very common" diseases
- 3
causes are "common" diseases
- 4
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 1
causes are "rare" diseases
- 9
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 125
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 141
causes of Pruritis
Conditions listing symptoms: Pruritis:
The following list of conditions
have 'Pruritis' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
... PruritisAutoimmune Urticaria
... PruritisB
Bullous systemic lupus erythematosus
... PruritisC
Chronic vitamin A toxicity
... pruritisE
Endocrine pancreatic cancer
... PruritisErysipeloid
... PruritisI
Insect sting allergies
... PruritisIV infection
... Pruritis
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Causes of Pruritis Based on Risk Factors
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on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
What are the alternative names for Pruritis:
Pruritus, Itch, Itching, Itchy, Pruritic disorders
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Classifications of Pruritis:
Medical Conditions associated with Pruritis:
Itching skin (1268 causes), Skin symptoms (3572 causes), Skin problems (3304 causes)
Symptoms related to Pruritis:
Itching (1268 causes), Skin rash (930 causes), Skin blisters (337 causes), Itching all over (4 causes), Xerosis, Urticaria (82 causes), Contact dermatitis, Arthropod bites, Dermatitis herpetiformis (22 causes), Hyperbilirubinaemia, Hypothyroidism (52 causes), Hyperthyroidism (9 causes), Iron deficiency anaemia, Polycythemia vera
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