A 79-year-old gentleman presented with a 1-year history of many pruritic nodules on the trunk and extremities. Some blisters developed for several weeks before he visited our clinic. On physical examination, there were about 60 discrete, hyperkeratotic, brownish nodules on the trunk and four limbs (Fig. 1). Besides, there were several tense blisters right on some of the prurigo lesions and the ...

INTRODUCTION Prurigo nodularis is an unusual disorder of unknown aetiology, which is notoriously resistant to therapy, and is characterized by extremely pruritic nodules with well-defined clinical symptoms and histopathological findings. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a patient presenting with pruritic papules and nodules on his legs, arms and trunk over the past 4 years, recurring a...

Abstract Prurigo is a treatment‐resistant skin disease characterized by multiple isolated papules/nodules that cause severe itch. occur either as primary lesions or secondary due to persistent scratching. The fundamental concepts and classifications of prurigo have not been sufficiently established, considerable confusion remains regarding this topic. Clinical guidelines for chronic in Japan we...

Fig. S1. (A) Upper back and (C) right lateral thigh prior to treatment on day 11. (B) Upper back and (D) right lateral thigh after treatment on day 70.

Background: Lichen simplex chronicus (LSC), nodular prurigo (NP), and neurotic excoriation (NE) are considered as psychogenic pruritus disorders. Atopic dermatitis (AD) is also classified by some as a psychocutaneous disorder to point out the influence of psychologic factors in its recurrence, persistence and precipitation. AD and psychogenic pruritus share many common features including ...

Background: Recent findings establish the 308 xenon chloride (XeCl) excimer laser (EL) to be a new option in the area of UVB phototherapy. Since the EL enables high radiant exposure of narrow-band (NB) UVB and precise targeting of affected skin, it appears to be a promising treatment for the prurigo form of atopic dermatitis (AD). Objectives: To investigate the efficacy and safety of the excime...

The introduction of topical calcineurin inhibitors resulted in a significant improvement in the treatment of atopic dermatitis. In addition, rapid amelioration of pruritus could be observed. In case reports, other pruritic dermatoses such as chronic irritative hand dermatitis, rosacea, graft-versus-host-disease, and lichen sclerosus were also treated successfully with pimecrolimus and tacrolimu...

CARP: confluent and reticulated papillomatosis PP: prurigo pigmentosa INTRODUCTION Prurigo pigmentosa (PP) is an uncommon, acquired inflammatory disorder with a predilection for young adults of Asian descent. This condition is manifested by highly pruritic, reticulated, and erythematous papules that resolve with hyperpigmentation. Multiple cases of PP have been reported since its initial descri...