No Pruritus: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for No Pruritus

Peeling Skin Syndrome Type 3

Management and treatment No effective treatment has been reported, especially for pruritus. Emollients are often used to reduce skin peeling. [orpha.net]

Treatment No effective treatment has been reported, especially for pruritus. Emollients are often used to reduce skin peeling. [retkebolesti.com]

It is clinically manifested by erythema and pruritus due to release of histamine and other inflammatory mediators. [dermatologyadvisor.com]

Vulvitis

Links: specific infections secondary vulvitis vulval sensitivity dermatitis diagnosis Bartholin's abscess pruritus vulvae [gpnotebook.co.uk]

The most commonly reported symptoms are irritation, pruritus and pain. [symptoma.com]

[…] barrier is reduced in cases of vulval atrophy or degeneration resulting from: the low oestrogen levels after the menopause vulval dysplasia Many of these conditions result in pruritus [gpnotebook.co.uk]

Atopic Dermatitis

[…] been used in clinic to relieve pruritus of atopic dermatitis patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Key search terms included: atopic dermatitis, pruritus, and IL-31. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] remains as unmet needs mainly due to the distinctive multifactorial pathogenesis of pruritus in atopic dermatitis. [doi.org]

Dermatitis

Symptoms and Signs Symptoms of exfoliative dermatitis include pruritus, malaise, and chills. [merckmanuals.com]

(possibly due to histamine released during inflammation) Erosions and possibly oozing, crusting, and secondary infection, all resulting from pruritus-induced scratching The [merckmanuals.com]

Symptoms include pruritus, widespread erythema, and epidermal sloughing. Diagnosis is clinical. [merckmanuals.com]

Cholestatic Jaundice

Pruritus is the least in the morning as pruritus factor is stored in gallbladder overnight during the morning. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Medical Management Pruritus In cases of obstructive physiology, pruritus is relieved within 24 to 48 hours of biliary decompression. For other cases. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Prominent features of cholestasis are pruritus and malabsorption of fat and fat-soluble vitamins. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Familial Hypercholanemia

Diseases related with Failure to thrive and Pruritus In the following list you will find some of the most common rare diseases related to Failure to thrive and Pruritus that [mendelian.co]

Affiliated tissues include liver, and related phenotypes are pruritus and failure to thrive [malacards.org]

Increased serum bile acid concentration Vitamin K deficiency Abnormality of the abdomen Steatorrhea Abnormality of the digestive system Steatorrhea Abnormality of the integument Pruritus [familydiagnosis.com]

Pityriasis Circinata

Except for mild pruritus, pityriasis rosea is asymptomatic. [amboss.com]

Most children do not experience intense pruritus (Fig. 84.3) [62]. [plasticsurgerykey.com]

Listed in Order of Increasing Potency) Hydrocortisone acetate Cream 1%: $5.59/28.4 g Ointment 1%: $3.91/40 g Solution 1%: $7.34/44 mL Twice daily Low Seborrheic dermatitis Pruritus [accessmedicine.mhmedical.com]

Cholangitis

Pruritus was the most common adverse event; 15% (OCA 10 mg) and 38% (OCA 50 mg) discontinued due to pruritus. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A comprehensive article on pruritus is as follows: "Pruritus" (American Family Physician). [psc-literature.org]

Pruritus associated with total lack of intestinal bile salts is managed by methyl-testosterone or norethandrolone, though the jaundice increases. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy

Moderate or intense pruritus was present in all but one case. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Although pruritus was the major complaint of all patients, excoriations were very rare. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Undetermined-- Localisation Trunk / abdomen Primary Lesions Papule / erythematous Plaque / erythematous Pathophysiology pregnancy-related dermatoses urticaria Symptoms Pruritus [dermquest.com]

Cholestasis

Intractable pruritus of cholestasis leads to significant morbidity. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abstract Accumulation of bile acids can lead to invalidating pruritus in cholestatic patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The pruritus of cholestasis is a maddening complication of liver disease. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hemorrhoids

Table 7 Distribution of pruritus ani stages in 317 patients with pruritus ani and comparison of pruritus ani stages in 155 patients with exclusive pruritus ani vs.162 patients [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pruritus ani: a practical approach. Surg Clin North Am. 1978; 58 :505–512. [ PubMed ] [ Google Scholar ] 84. Daniel GL, Longo WE, Vernava AM 3rd. Pruritus ani. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

PRURITUS ANI Pruritus ani is a symptom complex, not a disease. It is a common but socially embarrassing condition. [dx.doi.org]

Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

Jaundice and pruritus. Right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Fatigue, weight loss, fevers and sweats. [patient.info]

A comprehensive article on pruritus is as follows: "Pruritus" (American Family Physician). [psc-literature.org]

Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic inflammatory disease of bile ducts..Patients with PSC usually presents with fatigue, jaundice and pruritus. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Vaginal Candidiasis

RESULTS: Of the 464 women examined, 177 (38.1%) had abnormal vaginal discharge, 68(14.7%) had genital ulcers, 272 (58.6%) had genital pruritus, 18 (3.9%) had genital warts [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Presence of Candida vaginitis was based upon the specification as such by investigators, the presence of specific symptoms such as genital pruritus and/or the prescription [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pruritus was the most common symptom (85.9%), followed by vaginal discharge (66.1%), soreness (31.1%) and dyspareunia (5.0%). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Secondary Sclerosing Cholangitis

[…] weeks primigravida was referred from the Emergency Department to the Medical Unit Khyber Teaching Hospital-MTI, Peshawar with four weeks of fever, progressive jaundice, pruritus [jamc.ayubmed.edu.pk]

Later presentation includes abdominal pain, jaundice, pruritus, fever and bacterial cholangitis from ascending infection. [orpha.net]

Urticaria

Pruritus is a common symptom of primary skin diseases including allergic contact dermatitis. [dentalcare.com]

Two trials demonstrated significant elimination of pruritus with second- or third-generation antihistamine treatment vs placebo (OR, 10.44; 95% CI, 4.39 to 24.84). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In some physical urticarias the pruritus and wealing showed disproportionate improvement compared to erythema. [karger.com]

Tinea Pedis

Improvements in patient quality of life (pruritus) and patient preference were measured using the pruritus visual analog scale (VAS), Skindex-16, and patient preference questionnaires [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The pruritus visual analog scale (VAS) was used to assess the subjective symptom of itching. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Patients showed rapid improvement in pruritus as early as week 2, and at six weeks' follow up, all patients were free of erythema while 93.8 percent were free of pruritus; [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Psychogenic Pruritus

pruritus pruritus 1650s, from L. pruritus, from prurire вЂњto itch.вЂќ Related: Pruritic. Etymology dictionary. 2014. [etymology.enacademic.com]

Pruritus, Second edition addresses the new concepts and discoveries that have modified our understanding of this condition. [books.google.com]

— Klassifikation nach ICD 10 L29 Pruritus F45.8 Sonstige somatoforme Störungen Psychogener Pruritus … Deutsch Wikipedia Pruritus — Itching. [etymology.enacademic.com]

Anal Disorder

When no underlying skin condition is found, the term ' pruritus ani' may be used. [dermnetnz.org]

Pruritus Ani Affecting men more commonly than women with a 4:1 ratio, pruritus ani is a common medical problem. [organsofthebody.com]

SUPPORTIVE CARE FOR ANORECTAL DISORDERS Anal pruritus, or pruritus ani, which is characterized by itching and discomfort, affects an estimated 1% to 5% of the general population [pharmacytimes.com]

Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

Review of medical records and scientific literature of plasma exchange and pruritus in primary biliary cirrhosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Intense pruritus can be itself an indication to liver transplantation, in extreme cases leading to suicide. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pharmacological inhibition of IBAT with GSK2330672 may reduce BA levels in the systemic circulation and improve pruritus. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Biliary Cirrhosis

Pruritus, fatigue, and dry mouth and eyes are the initial symptoms in > 50% of patients and can precede other symptoms by months or years. [merckmanuals.com]

Treatment includes ursodeoxycholic acid, obeticholic acid, cholestyramine (for pruritus), supplementary fat-soluble vitamins, and, ultimately for advanced disease, liver transplantation [msdmanuals.com]

When it does produce symptoms, those mainly include fatigue, jaundice, and pruritus. [symptoma.com]

Drug-Induced Cholestatic Hepatitis

References Bunchorntavakul C, Reddy KR: Pruritus in chronic cholestatic liver disease. Clin Liver Dis 2012;16: 331–346. [karger.com]

Patients should be specifically asked about the presence of pruritus. In general, pruritus presents earlier in cases of intrahepatic cholestasis. [hepatitis.va.gov]

Signs and symptoms [ edit ] Itchiness ( pruritus ). [en.wikipedia.org]

Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis

Biliary diversion offers a potential option for intractable pruritus in children with chronic cholestatic disorders. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pruritus secondary to increased bile salts in the serum may not respond to medical treatment. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] month at 200 mg/kg/day and the next month at 350 mg/kg/day but partially restored BSEP expression at the canalicular membrane and significantly improved liver tests and pruritus [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Vulva

We present a case of BCC of the vulva with involvement of the clitoris presenting with unilateral pruritus and treated as an allergic contact dermatitis with topical corticosteroids [jddonline.com]

Symptoms of a mass, usually discharge, pruritus or bleeding, were commonly ignored for long periods of time by the elderly patient. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Presenting symptomatology consisted primarily of pruritus vulvae and/or the presence of a vulvar mass (79%) of long duration (average, 6 years, 7 months). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pruritic Rash

pruritus. [clevelandclinicmeded.com]

What is pruritus ? Pruritus is the medical term for itch. [dermnetnz.org]

Explore pruritus cases such as: Pityriasis rosea on trunk, pruritus on leg, Pruritic rash on neck and chest All pruritus Cases Pityriasis rosea on trunk This rash represents [figure1.com]

Lichen Sclerosus

Micheline Moyal-Barracco, Pruritus Vulvae, Pruritus, 10.1007/978-1-84882-322-8_37, (243-252), (2009). Paul D. [doi.org]

Intense and recalcitrant pruritus is a symptomatic hallmark of LS. [liebertpub.com]

[…] the characteristic clinical presentation and is preferably confirmed with histologic features of a 3-mm punch biopsy. 3 Several other disorders that present with vulvar pruritus [clinicaladvisor.com]

Scabies

Severe itching (pruritus), especially at night, is the earliest and most common symptom of scabies. [cdc.gov]

Pruritus may be absent and typical scabies lesions may be concealed due to the preexisting disease, resulting in delayed diagnosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Itching (pruritus) may be absent in crusted scabies because of a patient’s altered immune status or neurological condition. [cdc.gov]

Intertrigo

The use of Honey barrier creams have also proven to be efficacious in relieving pruritus in intertrigo. [symptoma.com]

[…] scroti L29.2 Pruritus vulvae L29.3 Anogenital pruritus, unspecified L29.9 Pruritus, unspecified L30 Other and unspecified dermatitis L30.0 Nummular dermatitis L30.1 Dyshidrosis [icd10data.com]

Bacterial infections may either be opportunistic or invading pyogenic bacteria which may cause pruritus, pustules or abscess. [symptoma.com]

Exfoliative Dermatitis

A 77-yr-old Japanese man presented with a 3-mo history of erythematous eruptions with pruritus over almost the entire body. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Symptoms include pruritus, widespread erythema, and epidermal sloughing. Diagnosis is clinical. [merckmanuals.com]

The eruptions with pruritus resolved within 1 wk after the operation. This is the first report, to our knowledge, of coincident biliary malignancy and erythroderma. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Bullous Pemphigoid

Three (20.0%) of 15 patients had only pruritus without primary skin lesions (pruritus sine materia). [jamanetwork.com]

Mean time to pruritus was similar for pembrolizumab and nivolumab at 19 and 21 weeks, respectively. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abstract The number of elderly patients with chronic pruritus has been gradually increasing in aging countries. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Intrahepatic Cholestasis

Pruritus improved in 75/98 (76.5%) patients, and totally disappeared before delivery in 25/98 (25.5%). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We present two cases of pregnancy after IVF treatment diagnosed with ICP following the development of OHSS, deteriorating liver function tests and severe pruritus. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Results: The diagnosis of ICP is based on symptoms of pruritus that typically include the palms and soles, as well as elevated bile acid levels. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]