Itch
Itch or “itchiness” is also known as “pruritus” and has many causes. Causes range from a minor local skin condition (e.g. rash, dermatitis) to a systemic condition causing widespread itching (e.g. eczema, psoriasis, ichthyosis , etc.).
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Causes
Causes of localized itch include:
- Itchy rash (with many possible causes)
- Contact dermatitis
- Allergic dermatitis
- Toxic dermatitis
- Eczema
- Shingles (herpes zoster)
- Lichen planus
- Lichen simplex chronicus
- Erythema
Skin Reactions: Some other everyday non-disease and substance reaction causes of itchy skin
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Causes List for Itch
Possible causes of Itch (or similar symptoms) may include:1
- AIDS (itching)
- Acanthosis nigricans (itchy)
- Acral peeling skin syndrome (itchy)
- Actinic Keratosis (itchy)
- Acute Allergic Reactions (itching)
- Acute gastroenteritis (itch)
- Adamsite exposure (itching)
- Adult-onset Still's disease (Pruritus)
- African Sleeping Sickness (itching)
- African Trypanosomiasis (Itching, pruritus)
- Aggressive Systemic Mastocytosis (Pruritus) ...
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References
- Source: Algorithmically Generated List
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