pruritus

NOUN
  1. an intense itching sensation that can have various causes (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.)
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  • The strategies reported to be efficient include tailored education; distribution of free condoms; implementation of a syringe and needles prescription program for HIV and HCV; systematic chest radiography for TB screening in shelters and DOT for TB; improvement of personal, clothing, and bedding hygiene; use of ivermectin to treat pruritus most often caused by scabies or body louse infestation; and immunizations against HBV, HAV, influenza, Streptococcus pneumonia, and diphtheria. Auburn McCanta: The Next Wave of the Flu: Helping the Homeless Could Help Mainstream America Too
  • Amantium morbus ut pruritus solvitur, venae sectione et cucurbitulus. Anatomy of Melancholy
  • The technical name for itchiness, which is a common symptom of psoriasis, is pruritus. Psoriasis Guru » Blog Archive » Psoriatic Pruritus – Finding Relief
  • The most common symptom in urticaria pigmentosa is pruritus, which may be treated with [H.sub.1] receptor antagonists.
  • Histamine, which is released by mast cells in persons with urticaria and other allergic reactions, classically is associated with pruritus.
  • Brachioradial pruritus is an uncommon condition that presents as lateral arm pruritus and has been associated with spinal disease.
  • The occurrence of pruritus in pregnant women should be the subject of routine inquiry, and when present acted on.
  • There is no effective treatment for pityriasis rosea, except that patients who experience severe pruritus may benefit from topical corticosteroids and oral antihistamines.
  • Side effects are similar to those of parenteral phenytoin: nystagmus, dizziness, pruritus, paraesthesias, headache, somnolence, and ataxia.
  • In lupus, epithelial tumors, ulcers, papillomata, angiomata and pruritus, it is being widely and successfully used. The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies
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