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Causes of Itching skin
This section discusses 808 medical conditions causing Itching skin. A simple discussion of these causes with additional information is below.
Causes of Itching skin:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Itching skin.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
- Rash
- Itchy rash - see causes of itchy rash
- Skin inflammation
- Pregnancy
- Spots
- Blisters
- Allergies
- Hives
- Dry skin
- Fungal infection
- Some causes of local reaction or a particular area of skin itching include:
- Some diseases that cause an itchy rash include:
- Hives
- Blisters - see causes of blisters
- Eczema - see causes of eczema
- Lice
- Threadworm
- Scabies
- Insect bite
- Insect sting
- Fungal infection
- Lichen simplex
- Pityriasis rosea
- Lichen sclerosis et atrophicus
- Nodular prurigo
- Vulval itch
- Chicken pox
- Measles
- Adverse reaction to medications
- Certain medications
- See also causes of itchy rash
- itch
- anal itch
- vulval itch
- genital itch
- Some possible causes of itching all over include:
- Allergic reaction
- Reaction to medication
- Food allergy
- Insect allergy
- Jaundice - see the symptoms of jaundice and the various causes of jaundice
- Leukemia
- Polycythemia
- Kidney disease
- Dry skin - see also causes of dry skin
- Hypothyroidism
- Some diseases that cause itch without a rash include:
- Lice
- Scabies
- Insect bite
- Threadworm
- Flea bite
- Senile pruritus
- Fibreglass fibers
- Pregnancy
- Dermatitis herpetiformis
- Jaundice - see also causes of jaundice and types of jaundice
- Liver diseases
- Uremia
- Polycythemia vera
- Lymphoma
- Hodgkin's lymphom
- Leukemia
- Psychogenic itch
- Certain medications
- See also causes of itching all over, itchy rash
- See also causes of rash or itchy rash
- Additional causes of itching may depend on the location of the itch; see leg itch, vaginal itch, rectal itch, etc
- Infestations
- Insect bites
- Dermatitis
- Lichen planus
- Prickly heat
- Urticaria
- Pemphigoid gestationis
- Cutaneous t-cell lymphoma
- Onchocerciasis
- Senile asteatosis
- Obstructive hepatopathy
- Renal failure
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Polycythaemia
- Anaemia
- Ioron deficiency
- Hyperthyroidism
- Myxoedema
- Secondary liver lymphoma
- T-cell leukemia
- Delusional state of parasitosis
- Gold salts
- Detergents
- De-greasing agents
- Iron deficiency
- Severe emotional upset
- Itchy upper arm syndrome
- Polyarteritis nodosa
- Hemochromatosis
- AIDS
- Sjögren syndrome
- Underactive parathyroid gland
- Polycythemia rubra vera
- Sezary syndrome
- Dermatomyositis
- Skin sensitivity to material
- Sensitivity to wool
Causes of Itching skin listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Itching skin as a symptom include:
- Acamprosate
- Acanthocheilonemiasis
- Acipimox
- Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans
- Acropustulosis of infancy
- Actinic granuloma
- Allopurinol
- Altretamine
- Amyloidosis, primary cutaneous
- Ancylostoma duodenale
- Angioedema (acquired)
- Atopic dermatitis
- Blood transfusion and complications
- Candida albicans
- Carbimazole
- Chilblains
- Chloroquine
- Cholestatic jaundice
- Cilostazol
- Ciprofloxacin
- Cutaneous larva migrans
- Cutaneous T cell lymphoma
- Decompression sickness
- Dermatitis artefacta
- Dermatitis herpetiformis
- Dracunculiasis
- Elastosis perforans serpiginosa
- Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome
- Erythema annulare centrifugum
- Erythroderma
- Erythropoietic protoporphyria
- Fixed drug eruption
- Fox-Fordyce disease
- Functional disorders
- Gold salts
- Herpes gestationis
- Herpes simplex
- Herpes virus 2
- Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Hyperimmunoglobulin E (IgE) syndrome
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Id reaction
- Imipenem
- Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus
- Interleukin 2
- Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy
- Kerion
- Ketoconazole
- Kraurosis vulvae
- Leukemia cutis
- Lichen aureus
- Lichen planus
- Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus
- Lichen simplex chronicus
- Lichen striatus
- Lymphatic filariasis
- Malassezia furfur
- Mansonelliasis
- Mastocytosis
- Mefloquine
- Melanoma
- Meropenem
- Methimazole
- Methionine
- Miliaria rubra
- Morphoea
- Multiple sclerosis
- Necator americanus (hookworm)
- Niclosamide
- Nicotinic acid
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Norfloxacin
- Notalgia paraesthetica
- Nummular dermatitis
- Onchocerciasis
- Paraneoplastic syndrome
- Parasitophobia
- Pediculus humanus capitis (pediculosis)
- Pediculus humanus corporis (pediculosis)
- Pellagra
- Pemphigoid
- Permethrin
- Phthiriasis
- Pityriasis alba
- Pityriasis rosea
- Polycythaemia rubra vera
- Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy
- Polymorphic light eruption
- Pompholyx
- Pregnancy
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Propylthiouracil
- Prurigo nodularis
- Psoriasis
- Pulex irritans
- Rabies
- Renal failure, chronic
- Sarcoptes scabiei
- Schamberg's disease
- Shingles
- Sleeping sickness (East African)
- Sleeping sickness (West African)
- Strongyloidiasis
- Swimmer's itch
- Symptomatic dermatographism
- Threadworm
- Tinea capitis
- Tinea corporis
- Tinea pedis
- Transient acantholytic dermatosis
- Treponema pallidum
- Trimethoprim
- Tungiasis
- Urticaria
- Vitamin A
Conditions listing medical symptoms: Itching skin:
The following list of conditions have 'Itching skin' 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.
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Conditions listing medical complications: Itching skin:
The following list of medical conditions have 'Itching skin' or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. This computer-generated list of complications may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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More Information About Itching skin
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List of 808 causes of Itching skin
This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of Itching skin in our database from various sources.
- anal itch
- genital itch
- itch
- vulval itch
- 18p minus syndrome - nystagmus
- Abetalipoproteinemia - nystagmus
- Ablinism I syndrome - nystagmus
- Absence of septum pellucidum and septo-optic dysplasia - nystagmus
- Absence of septum pellucidum with porencephalia syndrome - nystagmus
- Acamprosate
- Acanthocheilonemiasis - pruritus
- Acanthocytosis - nystagmus
- Acanthosis nigricans, malignant - itching
- Achard syndrome - rapid involuntary eye movements
- Achromatopsia - rapid involuntary eye movements
- Achromatopsia incomplete, X-linked - nystagmus
- Acid-Base Imbalance - twitching
- Acinic cell carcinoma - itchy skin
- Acipimox
- Acrocephalosyndactyly II - rapid involuntary eye movements
- Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans
- Acrodynia - severe itching
- Acropustulosis of infancy
- Actinic granuloma
- Acute adult T-Cell leukemia - itchy skin
- Acute kidney failure - itching skin
- Adams Nance syndrome - nystagmus
- Additional causes of itching may depend on the location of the itch; see leg itch, vaginal itch, rectal itch, etc
- Adrenoleukodystrophy, autosomal, neonatal form - nystagmus
- Adult progressive spinal muscular atrophy, Aran Duchenne type - muscle twitching
- Adult T-Cell leukemia - itchy skin
- Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma - Pruritis
- Adult T-Cell lymphoma - itchy skin
- Adverse reaction - Pruritus
- Adverse reaction to medications
- Adversive syndrome - nystagmus
- Aicardi syndrome - twitching
- AIDS
- Alagille Syndrome - itching
- Albinism - nystagmus
- Albinism ocular late onset sensorineural deafness - rapid involuntary eye movements
- Albinism, ocular, autosomal recessive - rapid involuntary eye movements
- Alcohol abuse - nystagmus
- Alcohol-Induced Disorders - itching
- Alcoholic intoxication - itching
- Alkalosis - muscle twitches
- Allergic reaction
- Allergies - itchy rash
- Allopurinol
- Alstrom syndrome - nystagmus
- Altretamine
- Alzheimer disease 10 - muscle twitching
- Alzheimer disease 12 - muscle twitching
- Alzheimer disease 13 - muscle twitching
- Alzheimer disease 14 - muscle twitching
- Alzheimer disease 15 - muscle twitching
- Alzheimer disease 5 - muscle twitching
- Alzheimer disease 6 - muscle twitching
- Alzheimer disease 7 - muscle twitching
- Alzheimer disease 8 - muscle twitching
- Alzheimer disease 9 - muscle twitching
- Alzheimer disease type 1 - muscle twitching
- Alzheimer disease type 4 - muscle twitching
- Alzheimer disease, familial - muscle twitching
- Alzheimer disease, familial, 1 - muscle twitching
- Alzheimer disease, familial, type 3 - muscle twitching
- Alzheimer's disease without Neurofibrillary tangles - muscle twitching
- Amaurosis congenita of Leber - rapid involuntary eye movements
- Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 1 - nystagmus
- Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 10 - nystagmus
- Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 11 - nystagmus
- Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 2 - nystagmus
- Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 3 - nystagmus
- Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 4 - nystagmus
- Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 5 - nystagmus
- Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 6 - nystagmus
- Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 7 - nystagmus
- Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 8 - nystagmus
- Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 9 - nystagmus
- Amaurosis hypertrichosis - nystagmus
- Ampola syndrome - nystagmus
- Amyloidosis IX - itching
- Amyloidosis, oculoleptomeningeal - nystagmus
- Amyloidosis, primary cutaneous
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - twitching
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 9 - muscle twitching
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 1 - muscle twitching
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 2 - muscle twitching
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 3 - muscle twitching
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 4 - muscle twitching
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 5 - muscle twitching
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 6 - muscle twitching
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 7 - muscle twitching
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 8 - muscle twitching
- Anaemia
- Anal Cancer - itchy anus
- Anal fissure - anal itching
- Anal itching - anal itching
- Anaphylaxis - itching
- Ancylostoma duodenale - itchy feet
- Andrade's syndrome - muscle twitching
- Angelman syndrome - Jerky movements
- Angioedema (acquired)
- Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma - itchy skin rash
- Aniridia - nystagmus
- Aniridia - ptosis - mental retardation - obesity, familial - nystagmus
- Aniridia II - rapid involuntary eye movements
- Aniridia, sporadic - nystagmus
- Ankylostomiasis - itching
- Arima syndrome - nystagmus
- Arnold Stickler Bourne syndrome - nystagmus
- Arnold-Chiari Malformation (Type 1) - rapid involuntary eye movements
- Arnold-Chiari malformation type 2 - rapid involuntary eye movements
- Arnold-Chiari malformation type 3 - nystagmus
- Arnold-Chiari malformation type 4 - nystagmus
- Arthritis - itch
- Arthritis - short stature - deafness - nystagmus
- Asthenopia - itchy eyelids
- Ataxia spastic congenital miosis - nystagmus
- Ataxia tapetoretinal degeneration - nystagmus
- Ataxia, Hereditary, Autosomal Dominant - muscle twitching
- Ataxia, spastic with congenital miosis - nystagmus
- Athlete's foot - itchy skin
- Atopic dermatitis
- Atrophic vaginitis - itchy vaginal skin
- Auricular abnormalities - cleft lip with or without cleft palate - ocular abnormalities - nystagmus
- Auriculoocular anomalies - cleft lip - nystagmus
- Autoimmune Hepatitis - itching
- Autoimmune Urticaria - Pruritis
- Axenfeld-Schürenberg syndrome - twitching eyelids
- Baber's syndrome - itching
- Babinski-Nageotte syndrome - nystagmus
- Bacterial vaginosis - vaginal itching
- Bardet-Biedl Syndrome - nystagmus
- Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 1 - nystagmus
- Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 10 - nystagmus
- Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 11 - nystagmus
- Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 12 - nystagmus
- Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 2 - nystagmus
- Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 3 - nystagmus
- Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 4 - nystagmus
- Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 5 - nystagmus
- Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 6 - nystagmus
- Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 7 - nystagmus
- Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 8 - nystagmus
- Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 9 - nystagmus
- Behr syndrome - rapid involuntary eye movements
- Benign astrocytoma - rapid involuntary eye movements
- Benign essential blepharospasm - longer eyelid spasms
- Benign intrahepatic cholestasis type 1 - itchy skin
- Benign intrahepatic cholestasis type 2 - itchy skin
- Benign mucosal pemphigoid - itchy blisters
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo - rapid involuntary eye movements
- Biemond syndrome type 1 - rapid involuntary eye movements
- Bile acid synthesis defect, congenital, 2 - pruritus
- Bile acid synthesis defects - pruritus
- Bile acid synthesis defects, congenital, 1 - pruritus
- Bile acid synthesis defects, congenital, 2 - pruritus
- Bile acid synthesis defects, congenital, 3 - pruritus
- Bile acid synthesis defects, congenital, 4 - pruritus
- Bile duct cancer, extrahepatic - itchy skin
- Biliary Atresia - itchiness
- Biliary tract cancer - itchy skin
- Blastocystis hominis - anal itching
- Blepharitis - itching eyelids
- Blisters - see causes of blisters
- Blood transfusion and complications
- Blue Diaper Syndrome - rapid involuntary eye movements
- Boeck scabies - itchy skin
- Bone marrow failure - neurologic abnormalities - nystagmus
- Bonnier's syndrome - nystagmus
- Borjeson Syndrome - nystagmus
- Brachmann-De Lange Syndrome - nystagmus
- Brachymetapody, anodontia, hypotrichosis, albinoidism - rapid involuntary eye movements
- Branchio-skeleto-genital syndrome - nystagmus
- Brown-Symmers disease - nystagmus
- BXO - itchy
- Céstan-Chenais syndrome - nystagmus
- Candida albicans
- Candidiasis - itchy skin rash
- Carbimazole
- Cardiofaciocutaneous Syndrome - nystagmus
- Cataract and cardiomyopathy - nystagmus
- Cataract, microphthalmia and nystagmus - nystagmus
- Caudal appendage - deafness - nystagmus
- Cellulitis - anal itching
- Cercarial dermatitis - itchy rash
- Cerebellar abscess - nystagmus
- Cerebellar ataxia syndrome - rapid involuntary eye movements
- Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss - nysta