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Itchy Bottom (Pruritus Ani), What is pruritus ani? Pruritus ani is the medical term for a persistent (chronic) itchy feeling around the anus. , Haemorrhoids (piles) Sexua...
Pruritus Ani, How common is pruritus ani? (Epidemiology) [ 1 ] Pruritus ani can be an important symptom secondary to specific disease processes. , Haemorrhoids (piles) ...
Itchy Vulva (Pruritus Vulvae), However, in pruritus vulvae, the itching is persistent and causes distress. What is pruritus vulvae? 'Pruritus vulvae' simply mea...
Pruritus Ani, Persistent Pruritus Ani for years, looking for advice to recover Hi, I have Pruritus Ani, and I am desperately looking for advice to recover.
These conditions are also known as pruritus ani and pruritus vulvae. See separate leaflets called (Itchy Bottom (Pruritus Ani) and Itchy Vulva (Pruritus Vulvae) for more...
Synonym: pruritus What is itching? Itch has many similarities to pain. They are both unpleasant sensory experiences - pain elicits a reflex withdrawal and itch leads to a scratch refle...
The most common complaint is generalised intense pruritus, which usually starts after the 30th week of pregnancy. Pruritus can be more common in palms and soles and is typically wors...
(Epidemiology) PG is very rare and affects only about 1 person in 50,000-2 million pregnancies (depending on HLA type prevalence). [ 4 ] The association with HLA-DR3 and HLA-DR4 haplotypes is refl...
Antihistamines can reduce pruritus and aid sleep. As the pruritus is not a direct effect of histamine, the sedative effect is more important than the antihistamine action and so the ...
Presentation [ 1 , 2 ] The presenting feature is often pruritus ani or pruritus vulvae, especially at night. Loss of sleep can cause behavioural problems.
The vulva is affected by lack of oestrogen after the menopause. Pruritus vulvae and irritation are common symptoms in a postmenopausal woman. Examination of the vulva should exclude finding u...
Postmenopausal women are therefore at increased risk not only of recurrent UTIs but also of dyspareunia, vaginal irritation, pruritus, pain and also symptoms of urgency, frequency, dysuria an...
The most common are piles (haemorrhoids), an itchy bottom (pruritus ani), a split in the skin around the bottom (anal fissure) and constipation. What conditions are treated with local prepa...
Generalised pruritus. Psychological problems. Hormonal pH changes associated with the menstrual cycle can lead to pruritus vulvae as increasing pH is known to activate the proteinase-ac...
Presentation This usually presents acutely with nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain, fevers, headache and pruritus, beginning typically at about 35 weeks of gestation but can occur much ea...
One study found hypoplasia of epidermal sensory nerves in the skin of those with prurigo nodularis, even in areas where pruritus was not a problem [ 3 ] . Prurigo nodularis epidemiology...
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) may be considered in a specialist setting. Pruritus Pruritus occurs commonly, and for some patients it can be very seve...
Isolated pruritus, papules or nodules can occur. Skin reactions most often start out as small macular lesions that can develop into wheals of around 5 cm in diameter.
Side-effects - nausea and vomiting, sneezing and pruritus, staining of stool, vasovagal syncope and severe anaphylaxis (1 in 1,900). Rose Bengal 1% Use - detection of corneal...
Liver transplantation remains the only life-prolonging treatment for patients with end-stage disease . Pruritus Treatment options for patients with cholestatic pruritus incl...