Flashcards in Pruritus Deck (13):
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C type fibers are located
Intaepidermal
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Best for cholestatic pruritus
Opioid antagonist
*serum conjugated bile acid levels do NOT correlate with severity of pruritus
3
MC systemic cause of pruritus
CKD
* due to xerosis, hypervitamintosis a, anemia, hyperpara, increased histamine, neuropathy
4
Mycotic pruritus ani
Candida
Epidermophyton flocc
T rubrum
5
Aquagenic pruritus
Degranulation of MC and increased histamine & ach found
Associated with poly vera, jxg, hypereo syndrome, myelodysplastic syndrome
6
Associated with papuloerythroderma of ofuji
T cell lymphoma, B cell lym, sezary, hep c, aspirin, ranitidine, furosemide
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MC disorder associated with trichitillomania
OCD
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Characterized by uncontrollable desire to rub/pinch oneself
Dermatothlasia
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Burning mouth tx
Antidepressants
Alpha lipoic acid
10
Roth bernhardt syndrome
Meralgia parasthetica
*entrapment of lateral femoral cutaneous nerve
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What may aid in dx of CRPS
Three-phase technetium bone scan
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Common complication of crps
Osteoporosis
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