Pruritus (itching)
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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
Non-skin diseases - 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
Non-skin diseases - 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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