Journal article
Authors list: Schut, Christina; Dalgard, Florence J.; Halvorsen, Jon A.; Gieler, Uwe; Lien, Lars; Tomas Aragones, Lucia; Poot, Francoise; Jemec, Gregor B. E.; Misery, Laurent; Kemeny, Lajos; Sampogna, Francesca; Van Middendorp, Henriet; Balieva, Flora; Linder, Dennis; Szepietowski, Jacek C.; Lvov, Andrey; Marron, Servando E.; Altunay, Ilknur K.; Finlay, Andrew Y.; Salek, Sam; Kupfer, Joerg
Publication year: 2019
Pages: 146-151
Journal: Acta Dermato-Venereologica
Volume number: 99
Issue number: 2
ISSN: 0001-5555
eISSN: 1651-2057
Open access status: Gold
DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-3040
Publisher: Medical Journals Sweden
Abstract:
Itch is an unpleasant symptom, affecting many dermatological patients. Studies investigating the occurrence and intensity of itch in dermatological patients often focus on a single skin disease and omit a control group with healthy skin. The aim of this multi-centre study was to assess the occurrence, chronicity and intensity (visual analogue scale 0-10) of itch in patients with different skin diseases and healthy-skin controls. Out of 3,530 dermatological patients, 54.3% reported itch (mean +/- standard deviation itch intensity 5.5 +/- 2.5), while out of 1,094 healthy-skin controls 8% had itch (3.6 +/- 2.3). Chronic itch was reported by 36.9% of the patients and 4.7% of the healthy-skin controls. Itch was most frequent (occurrence rates higher than 80%) in patients with unclassified pruritus, prurigo and related conditions, atopic dermatitis and hand eczema. However, many patients with psychodermatological conditions and naevi also reported itch (occurrence rates higher than 19%).
Citation Styles
Harvard Citation style: Schut, C., Dalgard, F., Halvorsen, J., Gieler, U., Lien, L., Tomas Aragones, L., et al. (2019) Occurrence, Chronicity and Intensity of Itch in a Clinical Consecutive Sample of Patients with Skin Diseases: A Multi-centre Study in 13 European Countries, Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 99(2), pp. 146-151. https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-3040
APA Citation style: Schut, C., Dalgard, F., Halvorsen, J., Gieler, U., Lien, L., Tomas Aragones, L., Poot, F., Jemec, G., Misery, L., Kemeny, L., Sampogna, F., Van Middendorp, H., Balieva, F., Linder, D., Szepietowski, J., Lvov, A., Marron, S., Altunay, I., Finlay, A., ...Kupfer, J. (2019). Occurrence, Chronicity and Intensity of Itch in a Clinical Consecutive Sample of Patients with Skin Diseases: A Multi-centre Study in 13 European Countries. Acta Dermato-Venereologica. 99(2), 146-151. https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-3040
Keywords
CHRONIC PRURITUS; European perspective; GLOBAL BURDEN; itch chronicity; itch intensity; itch occurrence; morbidity; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; SKIN DISEASES
