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Pruritus (itching)
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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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Last updated: December 1, 2014
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Zeiger, Roni F.. "Pruritus (itching)." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. 5minute, www.unboundmedicine.com/5minute/view/Diagnosaurus/114213/all/Pruritus__itching_.
Zeiger RF. Pruritus (itching). Diagnosaurus. 4th ed. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/5minute/view/Diagnosaurus/114213/all/Pruritus__itching_. Accessed January 19, 2020.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Pruritus (itching). In Diagnosaurus. Available from https://www.unboundmedicine.com/5minute/view/Diagnosaurus/114213/all/Pruritus__itching_
Zeiger RF. Pruritus (itching) [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2020 January 19]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/5minute/view/Diagnosaurus/114213/all/Pruritus__itching_.
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