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Causes of Pruritus Flashcards

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History of alcohol excess
Stigmata of chronic liver disease: spider naevi, bruising, palmar erythema, gynaecomastia
Evidence of decompensation: ascites, jaundice, encephalopathy

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Liver disease

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Pallor

Other signs: koilonychia, atrophic glossitis, post-cricoid webs, angular stomatitis

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Iron Deficiency Anaemia

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Pruritus particularly after warm bath‘Ruddy complexion’

  • *Gout**
  • *Peptic** ulcer disease
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Polycythaemia

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Lethargy & pallor
Oedema & weight gain
Hypertension

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Chronic Kidney Disease

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Night sweats
Lymphadenopathy
Splenomegaly, hepatomegaly
Fatigue

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Lymphoma

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Other rarer causes of pruritus

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  • Hyper- and Hypothyroidism
  • Diabetes
  • Pregnancy
  • ‘senile’ pruritus
  • Urticaria
  • Skin disorders: eczema, scabies, psoriasis, pityriasis rosea
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