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Generalized Pruritus as a Presenting Symptom in Nigeria
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ABSTRACT: In a retrospective study of 4000 consecutive dermatologic patients seen at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital Skin Clinic, 268 patients (6.7%) had generalized pruritus without obvious skin diseases. Filariasis was responsible for the pruritus in 57% of these patients; 21% was bath‐related pruritus, and the reasons for this were highlighted. In 6% of cases, pruritus was thought to be due to intolerance to environmental heat; 9.7% was due to miscellaneous causes. Pruritus from systemic diseases accounted for 3.7%. Causes for the pruritus were not elicited in 2.6% of the patients.
Title: Generalized Pruritus as a Presenting Symptom in Nigeria
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ABSTRACT: In a retrospective study of 4000 consecutive dermatologic patients seen at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital Skin Clinic, 268 patients (6.
7%) had generalized pruritus without obvious skin diseases.
Filariasis was responsible for the pruritus in 57% of these patients; 21% was bath‐related pruritus, and the reasons for this were highlighted.
In 6% of cases, pruritus was thought to be due to intolerance to environmental heat; 9.
7% was due to miscellaneous causes.
Pruritus from systemic diseases accounted for 3.
7%.
Causes for the pruritus were not elicited in 2.
6% of the patients.
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