Pruritus
Pruritus: Introduction
Pruritus: The sensation of itch.
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Causes of Pruritus:
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Medical Books Excerpts
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- "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 Pruritus
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Pruritus subjective symptom: Pruritus is one of the most important dermatological
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Causes of Pruritus listed in Disease Database:
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causes of Pruritus as a symptom include:
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causes of Pruritus
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Medications or substances causing Pruritus:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Pruritus as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Pruritus
Definitions of Pruritus:
Pruritus: Avoid the misspelling pruritis. (1) SYN: itching. (2) SYN: itch (1). [L. an itching, fr. prurio, to itch]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
An intense itching sensation.
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Detailed list of causes of Pruritus
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How Common are these Causes of Pruritus?
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not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Pruritus.
Of the 186
causes of Pruritus that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 4
causes are "very common" diseases
- 9
causes are "common" diseases
- 3
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 1
causes are "rare" diseases
- 8
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 168
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Pruritus
Conditions listing symptoms: Pruritus:
The following list of conditions
have 'Pruritus' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
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of any symptom.
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Acanthocheilonemiasis
... pruritusAdverse reaction
... PruritusB
Bile acid synthesis defect, congenital, 2
... pruritusBile acid synthesis defects
... pruritusBile acid synthesis defects, congenital, 1
... pruritusBile acid synthesis defects, congenital, 2
... pruritusBile acid synthesis defects, congenital, 3
... pruritusBile acid synthesis defects, congenital, 4
... pruritusC
Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
... pruritusCholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 3
... pruritusChronic Hepatitis
... pruritusD
Diffuse systemic sclerosi
... pruritusDrug-induced liver disease
... pruritusH
Hepatoma
... PruritusHymenolepiasis
... pruritusL
Lamellar ichthyosis
... pruritusLamellar ichthyosis, autosomal dominant form
... pruritusLamellar ichthyosis, type 1
... pruritusLamellar ichthyosis, type 2
... pruritusLamellar ichthyosis, type 3
... pruritusLamellar ichthyosis, type 5
... pruritusLatex allergies
... PruritusLice
... PruritusLiver cancer
... PruritusLiver failure
... pruritusLouse-borne diseases
... PruritusM
Metastatic liver cancer
... pruritusMite conditions
... PruritusP
Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer
... PruritusPapilloma
... PruritusPeanut allergies
... PruritusPemphigus Foliaceus
... PruritusPenicillin allergy
... PruritusPFIC
... pruritusPhaeohyphomycosis
... PruritusPollen allergy
... PruritusPortal hypertension
... PruritusPrimary sclerosing cholangitis
... pruritusPUPPPS
... PruritusR
Ramsay Hunt syndrome
... PruritusRhabditida Infections
... pruritusRhesus isoimmunisation
... PruritusS
Secernentea Infections
... pruritusSkin allergies
... PruritusSkin conditions
... PruritusSkin rash
... PruritusT
Taeniasis
... PruritusTrichomoniasis
... pruritusU
Urticaria
... PruritusUveal diseases
... PruritusUveal melanoma
... PruritusUveitis
... PruritusV
Vasculitis, cutaneous necrotising
... PruritusVernal keratoconjunctivitis
... PruritusVibratory angioedema
... PruritusVulvar cancer
... PruritusW
Wells syndrome
... PruritusWest African Trypanosomiasis
... pruritusWiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
... PruritusX
X-linked ichthyosis
... PruritusXanthogranulomatous cholecystitis
... Pruritus
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Causes of Pruritus 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 Pruritus:
Itch, Itching, Itchy, Pruritic disorders, Pruritis
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Classifications of Pruritus:
Medical Conditions associated with Pruritus:
Itching skin (1268 causes), Skin symptoms (3572 causes), Skin problems (3304 causes)
Symptoms related to Pruritus:
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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