abstractpaederus dermatitis is an irritant contact dermatitis due to accidental contact by a beetle belonging to the genus paederus. in this study, clinical efficacies of s. ebulus fruit extract solution in patients affected by paederus dermatitis were evaluated. a randomized double-blind, prospective, placebo-controlled clinical trial was performed in 62 patients with clinical symptoms and sin...

In the cases of a papule or nodule emerging from the skin at the shoulder, with signs of itching or pain among the Asian populations, we suspect the lesion to be a keloid. This is because children used to be inoculated with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin in the shoulder. Itching and pain are sensations that are commonly felt by patients who have keloids. A previous study reported that 86% of the pati...

A 41-year-old woman presented with intense itching, which had been present for 6 months. the itching was continuous and occurred at the same intensity at all times. She had used various treatments, including oral antihistamines, emollients and anti-scabies therapy, to no effect. She reported that she had night sweats accompanying the pruritus. She did not describe any weight loss and denied usi...

I tching or pruritus is an unpleasant sensation that evokes the desire or reflex to scratch. Itching in people with diabetes for the most part suggests a skin condition such as psoriasis, eczema, sunburn, athlete’s foot, hidradenitis suppurativa, pruritus vulvae from monilial infections, xerosis and diabetic eczema, necrobiosis diabeticorum, allergies to medications, drug eruptions, and many ot...

Background: Pruritus (skin irritation or itching) is common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 4 and 5. It is associated with disrupted sleep, reduced quality of life, depression and increased mortality. A video of a patient describing the symptoms is at vimeo.com/49458473. Methods: We used gabapentin or pregabalin in 71 consecutive patients, 82% male. 25 had CKD stage 4 or 5,...