Occurrence, chronicity and intensity of itch in a clinical consecutive sample of patients with skin diseases: a multi-centre study in 13 European countries

Schut, C, Dalgard, F, Halvorsen, J, Gieler, U, Lien, L, Tomas Aragones, L, Poot, F, Jemec, G, Misery, L, Kemény, L, Sampogna, F, van Middendorp, H, Balieva, F, Linder, D, Szepietowski, J, Lvov, A, Marron, S, Altunay, I, Finlay, A ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2143-1646, Salek, S and 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) , pp. 146-151. 10.2340/00015555-3040

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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%).

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Publisher:	Society for Publication of Acta Dermato-Venereologica
ISSN:	0001-5555
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	3 December 2018
Date of Acceptance:	27 August 2018
Last Modified:	04 May 2023 17:40
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/117320

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