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Prurigo

MedGen UID:
10986
Concept ID:
C0033771
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Itchy skin eruption; itchy skin eruption; prurigo; Pruritic rash; pruritic rash
SNOMED CT: Prurigo (64144002); Pruritic rash (64144002); Itchy skin eruption (64144002)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021739

Definition

A name applied to several itchy skin eruptions of unknown cause. The characteristic course is the formation of a dome-shaped papule with a small transient vesicle on top, followed by crusting over or lichenification. (From Dorland, 27th ed) [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPrurigo

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Williams KA, Roh YS, Brown I, Sutaria N, Bakhshi P, Choi J, Gabriel S, Chavda R, Kwatra SG
Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol 2021 Jan;14(1):67-77. Epub 2020 Dec 11 doi: 10.1080/17512433.2021.1852080. PMID: 33191806
Williams KA, Huang AH, Belzberg M, Kwatra SG
J Am Acad Dermatol 2020 Dec;83(6):1567-1575. Epub 2020 May 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.04.182. PMID: 32461078
Ständer HF, Elmariah S, Zeidler C, Spellman M, Ständer S
J Am Acad Dermatol 2020 Feb;82(2):460-468. Epub 2019 Jul 13 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.07.022. PMID: 31310842

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Kwatra SG, Yosipovitch G, Legat FJ, Reich A, Paul C, Simon D, Naldi L, Lynde C, De Bruin-Weller MS, Nahm WK, Sauder M, Gharib R, Barbarot S, Szepietowski JC, Conrad C, Fleischer A, Laquer VT, Misery L, Serra-Baldrich E, Lapeere H, Ahmad F, Jabbar Lopez ZK, Piketty C, Ständer S; OLYMPIA 2 Investigators
N Engl J Med 2023 Oct 26;389(17):1579-1589. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2301333. PMID: 37888917
Napolitano M, Fabbrocini G, Martora F, Genco L, Noto M, Patruno C
Dermatol Ther 2022 Dec;35(12):e15901. Epub 2022 Oct 13 doi: 10.1111/dth.15901. PMID: 36200594Free PMC Article
Marušić Z, Korša L, Calonje E
Clin Dermatol 2021 Mar-Apr;39(2):291-294. Epub 2020 Oct 16 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2020.10.008. PMID: 34272024
Ständer S, Yosipovitch G, Legat FJ, Lacour JP, Paul C, Narbutt J, Bieber T, Misery L, Wollenberg A, Reich A, Ahmad F, Piketty C
N Engl J Med 2020 Feb 20;382(8):706-716. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1908316. PMID: 32074418
Yew YW, Thyssen JP, Silverberg JI
J Am Acad Dermatol 2019 Feb;80(2):390-401. Epub 2018 Oct 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.09.035. PMID: 30287309

Diagnosis

Napolitano M, Fabbrocini G, Martora F, Genco L, Noto M, Patruno C
Dermatol Ther 2022 Dec;35(12):e15901. Epub 2022 Oct 13 doi: 10.1111/dth.15901. PMID: 36200594Free PMC Article
Misery L
Br J Dermatol 2022 Oct;187(4):464-471. Epub 2022 Jul 12 doi: 10.1111/bjd.21698. PMID: 35656799
Williams KA, Roh YS, Brown I, Sutaria N, Bakhshi P, Choi J, Gabriel S, Chavda R, Kwatra SG
Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol 2021 Jan;14(1):67-77. Epub 2020 Dec 11 doi: 10.1080/17512433.2021.1852080. PMID: 33191806
Williams KA, Huang AH, Belzberg M, Kwatra SG
J Am Acad Dermatol 2020 Dec;83(6):1567-1575. Epub 2020 May 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.04.182. PMID: 32461078
Huang AH, Williams KA, Kwatra SG
J Am Acad Dermatol 2020 Dec;83(6):1559-1565. Epub 2020 May 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.04.183. PMID: 32454098

Therapy

Müller S, Zeidler C, Ständer S
Am J Clin Dermatol 2024 Jan;25(1):15-33. Epub 2023 Sep 17 doi: 10.1007/s40257-023-00818-z. PMID: 37717255Free PMC Article
Keam SJ
Drugs 2022 Jul;82(10):1143-1150. Epub 2022 Jul 14 doi: 10.1007/s40265-022-01741-z. PMID: 35834124
Muñoz-Bellido FJ, Moreno E, Dávila I
J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2022 Apr 19;32(2):97-115. Epub 2021 Mar 3 doi: 10.18176/jiaci.0682. PMID: 33661102
Leis M, Fleming P, Lynde CW
Skin Therapy Lett 2021 May;26(3):5-8. PMID: 34077168
Williams KA, Huang AH, Belzberg M, Kwatra SG
J Am Acad Dermatol 2020 Dec;83(6):1567-1575. Epub 2020 May 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.04.182. PMID: 32461078

Prognosis

Vasavda C, Wan G, Szeto MD, Marani M, Sutaria N, Rajeh A, Lu C, Lee KK, Nguyen NTT, Adawi W, Deng J, Parthasarathy V, Bordeaux ZA, Taylor MT, Alphonse MP, Kwatra MM, Kang S, Semenov YR, Gusev A, Kwatra SG
J Invest Dermatol 2023 Dec;143(12):2416-2426.e1. Epub 2023 May 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2023.04.033. PMID: 37245863
Zeidler C, Raap U, Witte F, Ständer S
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2023 Jul;152(1):1-10. Epub 2023 May 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.04.018. PMID: 37178730
Napolitano M, Fabbrocini G, Martora F, Genco L, Noto M, Patruno C
Dermatol Ther 2022 Dec;35(12):e15901. Epub 2022 Oct 13 doi: 10.1111/dth.15901. PMID: 36200594Free PMC Article
Yew YW, Thyssen JP, Silverberg JI
J Am Acad Dermatol 2019 Feb;80(2):390-401. Epub 2018 Oct 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.09.035. PMID: 30287309
Rodríguez-Carreón AA, Rodríguez-Lobato E, Rodríguez-Gutiérrez G, Cuevas-González JC, Mancheno-Valencia A, Solís-Arias MP, Vega-Memije ME, Hojyo-Tomoka MT, Domínguez-Soto L
Skinmed 2015 Jul-Aug;13(4):287-95; quiz 296. Epub 2015 Aug 1 PMID: 26861426

Clinical prediction guides

Müller S, Zeidler C, Ständer S
Am J Clin Dermatol 2024 Jan;25(1):15-33. Epub 2023 Sep 17 doi: 10.1007/s40257-023-00818-z. PMID: 37717255Free PMC Article
Kwatra SG, Yosipovitch G, Legat FJ, Reich A, Paul C, Simon D, Naldi L, Lynde C, De Bruin-Weller MS, Nahm WK, Sauder M, Gharib R, Barbarot S, Szepietowski JC, Conrad C, Fleischer A, Laquer VT, Misery L, Serra-Baldrich E, Lapeere H, Ahmad F, Jabbar Lopez ZK, Piketty C, Ständer S; OLYMPIA 2 Investigators
N Engl J Med 2023 Oct 26;389(17):1579-1589. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2301333. PMID: 37888917
Cao P, Xu W, Jiang S, Zhang L
Front Immunol 2023;14:1092685. Epub 2023 Jan 20 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1092685. PMID: 36742321Free PMC Article
Schut C, Dalgard FJ, Bewley A, Evers AWM, Gieler U, Lien L, Sampogna F, Ständer S, Tomás-Aragonés L, Vulink N, Finlay AY, Legat FJ, Titeca G, Jemec GB, Misery L, Szabó C, Grivcheva-Panovska V, Spillekom-van Koulil S, Balieva F, Szepietowski JC, Reich A, Roque Ferreira B, Lvov A, Romanov D, Marron SE, Gracia-Cazaña T, Svensson A, Altunay IK, Thompson AR, Zeidler C, Kupfer J; ESDAP Study collaborators
Br J Dermatol 2022 Jul;187(1):115-125. Epub 2022 May 22 doi: 10.1111/bjd.21021. PMID: 35041211Free PMC Article
Ständer S, Yosipovitch G, Legat FJ, Lacour JP, Paul C, Narbutt J, Bieber T, Misery L, Wollenberg A, Reich A, Ahmad F, Piketty C
N Engl J Med 2020 Feb 20;382(8):706-716. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1908316. PMID: 32074418

Recent systematic reviews

McCampbell LE, Zaino ML, Ranpariya M, Patel T, Feldman SR
J Cutan Med Surg 2023 Nov;27(6):641-645. Epub 2023 Nov 21 doi: 10.1177/12034754231211797. PMID: 37987710
Olbrich H, Sadik CD, Ludwig RJ, Thaçi D, Boch K
Biomolecules 2023 Mar 31;13(4) doi: 10.3390/biom13040634. PMID: 37189381Free PMC Article
Cao P, Xu W, Jiang S, Zhang L
Front Immunol 2023;14:1092685. Epub 2023 Jan 20 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1092685. PMID: 36742321Free PMC Article
Edmonds N, Zhao P, Flowers RH
Int J STD AIDS 2022 Dec;33(14):1165-1173. Epub 2022 Oct 14 doi: 10.1177/09564624221129406. PMID: 36240731
Yew YW, Thyssen JP, Silverberg JI
J Am Acad Dermatol 2019 Feb;80(2):390-401. Epub 2018 Oct 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.09.035. PMID: 30287309

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