Pruritus (itching)
DDx
Skin diseases
- Xerosis (dry skin)
- Scabies
- Urticaria
- Atopic dermatitis
- Contact dermatitis
- Arthropod bites (insect bites)
- Pediculosis (lice)
- Dermatitis herpetiformis
- Anogenital pruritus
- Lichen simplex chronicus
- Drug reaction
- Urticarial eruptions of pregnancy
- Folliculitis
- Uremia
- Hyperbilirubinemia or cholestasis
- Hepatitis C
- Amphetamine or cocaine use
- Hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism
- Intestinal parasites
- Lymphoma, leukemia, other malignancy
- Polycythemia vera
- Iron-deficiency anemia
- Psychiatric
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
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Zeiger, Roni F.. "Pruritus (itching)." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114213/0/Pruritus__itching_.
Zeiger RFR. Pruritus (itching). Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114213/0/Pruritus__itching_. Accessed December 21, 2024.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Pruritus (itching). In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114213/0/Pruritus__itching_
Zeiger RFR. Pruritus (itching) [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2024 December 21]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114213/0/Pruritus__itching_.
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