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- Title
Characteristics of Pruritus in Various Clinical Variants of Psoriasis: Results of the Multinational, Multicenter, Cross-Sectional Study.
- Authors
Jaworecka, Kamila; Kwiatkowska, Dominika; Marek, Luiza; Tamer, Funda; Stefaniak, Aleksandra; Szczegielniak, Magdalena; Chojnacka-Purpurowicz, Joanna; Matławska, Monika; Gulekon, Ayla; Szepietowski, Jacek C.; Narbutt, Joanna; Owczarczyk-Saczonek, Agnieszka; Reich, Adam
- Abstract
Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory skin disease present in about 3% of the world's population. The clinical symptoms manifest diversely, therefore one can distinguish several subtypes of psoriasis. The majority of patients with psoriasis experience pruritus, which is an unpleasant sensation that decreases patients' quality of life. The knowledge on pruritus in different subtypes of psoriasis is limited. We have performed a cross-sectional, prospective, and multicenter study to evaluate the relationship between clinical subtypes of psoriasis (large-plaque, nummular, guttate, palmoplantar, inverse, erythrodermic, palmoplantar pustular, generalized pustular psoriasis, and psoriasis of the scalp) and the prevalence, intensity, and clinical manifestation of itch. We introduced a questionnaire assessing various aspects of pruritus to a total of 254 patients. Out of these, 42 were excluded. Pruritus was present in 92.9% of the remaining patients and its prevalence did not depend on the clinical subtype. A correlation between the severity of psoriasis and the intensity of itch was explicitly noticeable in palmoplantar pustular psoriasis and scalp psoriasis (p < 0.05). The itch sensation was individual and differed among subtypes of psoriasis. In conclusion, pruritus is a frequent phenomenon, and its presentation is different in various subtypes of psoriasis.
- Subjects
ITCHING; PSORIASIS; CROSS-sectional method; QUALITY of life; SKIN diseases; SYMPTOMS; SCALP; SENSES
- Publication
Life (2075-1729), 2021, Vol 11, Issue 7, p623
- ISSN
2075-1729
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/life11070623