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Pruritis on hand

MedGen UID:
927589
Concept ID:
C4293680
Sign or Symptom
HPO: HP:0030899

Definition

Pruritus is an itch or a sensation that makes a person want to scratch. This term refers to an abnormally increased sensation of itching over the skin of the hand. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPruritis on hand

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Nakashima C, Yanagihara S, Otsuka A
Allergol Int 2022 Jan;71(1):40-46. Epub 2021 Nov 21 doi: 10.1016/j.alit.2021.10.004. PMID: 34815171
Wollenberg A, Christen-Zäch S, Taieb A, Paul C, Thyssen JP, de Bruin-Weller M, Vestergaard C, Seneschal J, Werfel T, Cork MJ, Kunz B, Fölster-Holst R, Trzeciak M, Darsow U, Szalai Z, Deleuran M, von Kobyletzki L, Barbarot S, Heratizadeh A, Gieler U, Hijnen DJ, Weidinger S, De Raeve L, Svensson Å, Simon D, Stalder JF, Ring J; European Task Force on Atopic Dermatitis/EADV Eczema Task Force
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020 Dec;34(12):2717-2744. Epub 2020 Nov 17 doi: 10.1111/jdv.16892. PMID: 33205485
Ely JW, Rosenfeld S, Seabury Stone M
Am Fam Physician 2014 Nov 15;90(10):702-10. PMID: 25403034

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Elsayed MM, Elgohary IE, Abdelhamid HHS, Zaki SA
BMC Nephrol 2023 Jun 3;24(1):155. doi: 10.1186/s12882-023-03212-3. PMID: 37270517Free PMC Article
Worm M, Thyssen JP, Schliemann S, Bauer A, Shi VY, Ehst B, Tillmann S, Korn S, Resen K, Agner T
Br J Dermatol 2022 Jul;187(1):42-51. Epub 2022 Apr 19 doi: 10.1111/bjd.21037. PMID: 35084738Free PMC Article
Wollenberg A, Christen-Zäch S, Taieb A, Paul C, Thyssen JP, de Bruin-Weller M, Vestergaard C, Seneschal J, Werfel T, Cork MJ, Kunz B, Fölster-Holst R, Trzeciak M, Darsow U, Szalai Z, Deleuran M, von Kobyletzki L, Barbarot S, Heratizadeh A, Gieler U, Hijnen DJ, Weidinger S, De Raeve L, Svensson Å, Simon D, Stalder JF, Ring J; European Task Force on Atopic Dermatitis/EADV Eczema Task Force
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020 Dec;34(12):2717-2744. Epub 2020 Nov 17 doi: 10.1111/jdv.16892. PMID: 33205485
Kakkos SK, Nicolaides AN
Int Angiol 2018 Apr;37(2):143-154. Epub 2018 Jan 31 doi: 10.23736/S0392-9590.18.03975-5. PMID: 29385792
Sohn A, Frankel A, Patel RV, Goldenberg G
Mt Sinai J Med 2011 Sep-Oct;78(5):730-9. doi: 10.1002/msj.20289. PMID: 21913202

Diagnosis

Wollenberg A, Christen-Zäch S, Taieb A, Paul C, Thyssen JP, de Bruin-Weller M, Vestergaard C, Seneschal J, Werfel T, Cork MJ, Kunz B, Fölster-Holst R, Trzeciak M, Darsow U, Szalai Z, Deleuran M, von Kobyletzki L, Barbarot S, Heratizadeh A, Gieler U, Hijnen DJ, Weidinger S, De Raeve L, Svensson Å, Simon D, Stalder JF, Ring J; European Task Force on Atopic Dermatitis/EADV Eczema Task Force
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020 Dec;34(12):2717-2744. Epub 2020 Nov 17 doi: 10.1111/jdv.16892. PMID: 33205485
Lacouture M, Sibaud V
Am J Clin Dermatol 2018 Nov;19(Suppl 1):31-39. doi: 10.1007/s40257-018-0384-3. PMID: 30374901Free PMC Article
Kakkos SK, Nicolaides AN
Int Angiol 2018 Apr;37(2):143-154. Epub 2018 Jan 31 doi: 10.23736/S0392-9590.18.03975-5. PMID: 29385792
Ely JW, Rosenfeld S, Seabury Stone M
Am Fam Physician 2014 Nov 15;90(10):702-10. PMID: 25403034
Sohn A, Frankel A, Patel RV, Goldenberg G
Mt Sinai J Med 2011 Sep-Oct;78(5):730-9. doi: 10.1002/msj.20289. PMID: 21913202

Therapy

Nakashima C, Yanagihara S, Otsuka A
Allergol Int 2022 Jan;71(1):40-46. Epub 2021 Nov 21 doi: 10.1016/j.alit.2021.10.004. PMID: 34815171
Wollenberg A, Christen-Zäch S, Taieb A, Paul C, Thyssen JP, de Bruin-Weller M, Vestergaard C, Seneschal J, Werfel T, Cork MJ, Kunz B, Fölster-Holst R, Trzeciak M, Darsow U, Szalai Z, Deleuran M, von Kobyletzki L, Barbarot S, Heratizadeh A, Gieler U, Hijnen DJ, Weidinger S, De Raeve L, Svensson Å, Simon D, Stalder JF, Ring J; European Task Force on Atopic Dermatitis/EADV Eczema Task Force
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020 Dec;34(12):2717-2744. Epub 2020 Nov 17 doi: 10.1111/jdv.16892. PMID: 33205485
Lacouture M, Sibaud V
Am J Clin Dermatol 2018 Nov;19(Suppl 1):31-39. doi: 10.1007/s40257-018-0384-3. PMID: 30374901Free PMC Article
Kakkos SK, Nicolaides AN
Int Angiol 2018 Apr;37(2):143-154. Epub 2018 Jan 31 doi: 10.23736/S0392-9590.18.03975-5. PMID: 29385792
Ely JW, Rosenfeld S, Seabury Stone M
Am Fam Physician 2014 Nov 15;90(10):702-10. PMID: 25403034

Prognosis

Elsayed MM, Elgohary IE, Abdelhamid HHS, Zaki SA
BMC Nephrol 2023 Jun 3;24(1):155. doi: 10.1186/s12882-023-03212-3. PMID: 37270517Free PMC Article
van der Sluis N, Scheers ECAH, Krenning G, van der Lei B, Oonk MHM, van Dongen JA
Exp Dermatol 2022 May;31(5):689-699. Epub 2022 Mar 16 doi: 10.1111/exd.14561. PMID: 35276020Free PMC Article
Christoffers WA, Coenraads PJ, Svensson Å, Diepgen TL, Dickinson-Blok JL, Xia J, Williams HC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019 Apr 26;4(4):CD004055. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004055.pub2. PMID: 31025714Free PMC Article
Powell JB, Gach JE
Clin Exp Dermatol 2015 Aug;40(6):605-10. Epub 2015 Mar 21 doi: 10.1111/ced.12626. PMID: 25809797
Leuschner U, Manns MP, Eisebitt R
Z Gastroenterol 2005 Sep;43(9):1051-9. doi: 10.1055/s-2005-858281. PMID: 16142614

Clinical prediction guides

Worm M, Thyssen JP, Schliemann S, Bauer A, Shi VY, Ehst B, Tillmann S, Korn S, Resen K, Agner T
Br J Dermatol 2022 Jul;187(1):42-51. Epub 2022 Apr 19 doi: 10.1111/bjd.21037. PMID: 35084738Free PMC Article
Wollenberg A, Christen-Zäch S, Taieb A, Paul C, Thyssen JP, de Bruin-Weller M, Vestergaard C, Seneschal J, Werfel T, Cork MJ, Kunz B, Fölster-Holst R, Trzeciak M, Darsow U, Szalai Z, Deleuran M, von Kobyletzki L, Barbarot S, Heratizadeh A, Gieler U, Hijnen DJ, Weidinger S, De Raeve L, Svensson Å, Simon D, Stalder JF, Ring J; European Task Force on Atopic Dermatitis/EADV Eczema Task Force
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020 Dec;34(12):2717-2744. Epub 2020 Nov 17 doi: 10.1111/jdv.16892. PMID: 33205485
Lacouture M, Sibaud V
Am J Clin Dermatol 2018 Nov;19(Suppl 1):31-39. doi: 10.1007/s40257-018-0384-3. PMID: 30374901Free PMC Article
Schmelz M
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2010 Feb;34(2):171-6. Epub 2008 Dec 25 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2008.12.004. PMID: 19146873
Conde-Salazar L, Valks R, Pastor MA, Gatica ME, Núñez R, Perez Tato B, Iglesias C, Cuevas M
Am J Contact Dermat 2003 Jun;14(2):93-4. PMID: 14749028

Recent systematic reviews

Fonseca NM, Guimarães GMN, Pontes JPJ, Azi LMTA, de Ávila Oliveira R
Braz J Anesthesiol 2023 Mar-Apr;73(2):198-216. Epub 2021 Dec 24 doi: 10.1016/j.bjane.2021.10.010. PMID: 34954261Free PMC Article
Arora CJ, Khattak FA, Yousafzai MT, Ibitoye BM, Shumack S
Dermatol Ther 2020 Jul;33(4):e13685. Epub 2020 Jul 14 doi: 10.1111/dth.13685. PMID: 32463149
Christoffers WA, Coenraads PJ, Svensson Å, Diepgen TL, Dickinson-Blok JL, Xia J, Williams HC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019 Apr 26;4(4):CD004055. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004055.pub2. PMID: 31025714Free PMC Article
Kakkos SK, Nicolaides AN
Int Angiol 2018 Apr;37(2):143-154. Epub 2018 Jan 31 doi: 10.23736/S0392-9590.18.03975-5. PMID: 29385792
Pongcharoen P, Fleischer AB Jr
Eur J Pain 2016 Jan;20(1):24-31. Epub 2015 Sep 28 doi: 10.1002/ejp.766. PMID: 26416344

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