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Pruritus (itching)
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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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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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Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Pruritus (itching)." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114213/all/Pruritus__itching_.
Zeiger RFR. Pruritus (itching). Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114213/all/Pruritus__itching_. Accessed July 3, 2022.
Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Pruritus (itching). In Diagnosaurus (4th edition). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114213/all/Pruritus__itching_
Zeiger RFR. Pruritus (itching) [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2022 July 03]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114213/all/Pruritus__itching_.
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