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6630598

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-12-17
pubmed:abstractText
A retrospective study of 44 cases of generalized pruritus (GP) was undertaken to determine the incidence of systemic disease in this population. This data was compared to that of a group of 44 age- and sex-matched psoriatic controls. We found 13 (30%) of the GP cases to have a systemic disease that in the literature is believed to be associated with GP, versus 10 (23%) in the psoriasis group. Excluding hypothyroidism and diabetes mellitus, two disorders with questionable relationship to GP, the number of pruritus patients with an associated systemic disease was reduced to 8 (18%) compared to only 1 (2%) psoriatic patient, a difference which is statistically significant (p less than 0.02). In 6 (14%) of the GP patients a temporal relationship of systemic disease and GP was suggested. Recommendations for outpatient workup of GP are given. Patient follow-up of 1 to 6 1/2 years revealed that 29 (66%) of the patients had persistent itching. The mean duration of itching to the time of the present follow-up was 57.7 months.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0190-9622
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
375-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Generalized pruritus and systemic disease.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports