ABSTRACT
PRURITIC TUMORS The Clinical Management of Itching; Parthenon; p.150, 2000 Angiokeratomas J Dermatol 20:247-251, 1993 Dermatofibroma Int J Derm 30:507-508, 1991 Eccrine poromas; malignant eccrine poroma Dermatologica 167:243-249, 1983 Epidermal nevi Eruptive xanthomas Follicular basal cell nevus with comedo-like lesions Acta DV 63:77-79, 1983 ILVEN Ann Plastic Surg 28:292-296, 1992 Keloids Clin Plast Surg 14:253-260, 1987 Melanocytic nevi Melanoma Clin Exp Dermatol 16:344-347, 1991 Seborrheic keratoses
Allergic contact dermatitis Acta DV (Stockh) 60:245-249, 1980 Atopic dermatitis The Clinical Management of Itching; Parthenon; p.115, 2000 Dermatitis herpetiformis
Antibiotic-induced proctitis (broad spectrum, tetracycline) Ghatan p.50, 2002, Second Edition Drug eruptions Gemcitabine NEJM 340:655-656, 1999 Hydrocortisone sodium phosphate, intravenous – perianal burning or itching Clin Pharmacol Therapeutics 20:109-112, 1976 Quinidine The Clinical Management of Itching; Parthenon; p.115, 2000
Beer Postgrad Med 82:76-80, 1987 Chocolate Postgrad Med 82:76-80, 1987 Cinnamon Citrus fruit Postgrad Med 82:76-80, 1987 Coffee Postgrad Med 82:76-80, 1987 Colchicine The Clinical Management of Itching; Parthenon; p.115, 2000 Contact dermatitis, irritant Food and drink Cutis 40:421-422, 1987 Mineral oil The Clinical Management of Itching; Parthenon; p.115, 2000 Poison ivy oral desensitization Popcorn The Clinical Management of Itching; Parthenon; p.115, 2000 Pork Postgrad Med 82:76-80, 1987 Soda (fizzy drink) Postgrad Med 82:76-80, 1987 Spices Postgrad Med 82:76-80, 1987 Tea Postgrad Med 82:76-80, 1987 Tomatoes Postgrad Med 82:76-80, 1987
Candida The Clinical Management of Itching; Parthenon; p.115, 2000 Condyloma acuminata Entamoeba histolytica The Clinical Management of Itching; Parthenon; p.115, 2000 Enterobiasis (Enterobius vermicularis) (pinworm) – anal and perineal pruritus Cutis 71:268-270, 2003; Rook p.1390, 1998, Sixth Edition; Am Fam Phys 38:159-164, 1988 Erythrasma Acta DV (Stockh) 51:444-447, 1971 Herpes simplex The Clinical Management of Itching; Parthenon; p.115, 2000 Larva currens Larva migrans
Molluscum contagiosum Oxyuriasis (pinworm) Pediculosis Streptococcus pyogenes – perianal streptococcal cellulitis AD 141:790-792, 2005 Strongyloides Threadworms Rook p.3177, 1998, Sixth Edition Tinea cruris The Clinical Management of Itching; Parthenon; p.115, 2000 Warts The Clinical Management of Itching; Parthenon; p.115, 2000
Amyloidosis, cutaneous – pigmented macules and glossy hyperkeratotic lesions fanning out from anus Jpn J Dermatol 91:398-443, 1981 Plasma cell (Zoon’s) vulvitis AD 141:789-790, 2005
Folliculitis Ghatan p.261, 2002, Second Edition
Diarrhea
Basal cell carcinoma – anogenital pruritus Am J Obstet Gynecol 121:173-174, 1975 Bowen’s disease Bowenoid papulosis BJD 129:648-649, 1993 Cloacagenic carcinoma – anogenital pruritus JAAD 23:1005-1008, 1990 Extramammary Paget’s disease Br J Surg 75:1089-1092, 1988 Lymphoma – cutaneous T-cell lymphoma The Clinical Management of Itching; Parthenon; p.115, 2000 Squamous cell carcinoma – anogenital pruritus The Clinical Management of Itching; Parthenon; p.125, 2000 Syringomas, vulvar – pruritus vulvae JAAD 48:735-739, 2003
Anal fissure Ann Intern Med 101:837-846, 1984; Am Surgeon 59:666-668, 1993 Dermatographism The Clinical Management of Itching; Parthenon; p.115, 2000 Excessive hair Fistulae The Clinical Management of Itching; Parthenon; p.115, 2000 Hyperhidrosis Intertrigo The Clinical Management of Itching; Parthenon; p.115, 2000 Lichen planus Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus The Clinical Management of Itching; Parthenon; p.115, 2000 Lichen simplex chronicus Rook p.3178, 1998, Sixth Edition
Mucosal prolapse The Clinical Management of Itching; Parthenon; p.115, 2000 Pruritus ani Ann Intern Med 101:837-846, 1984 Psoriasis The Clinical Management of Itching; Parthenon; p.115, 2000 Seborrheic dermatitis Stricture
Psychiatric disease – depression, anxiety, phobias
Sjögren’s syndrome Rook p.2571, 1998, Sixth Edition
Trauma The Clinical Management of Itching; Parthenon; p.115, 2000
Hemorrhoids The Clinical Management of Itching; Parthenon; p.115, 2000
Allergic contact dermatitis Autoimmune estrogen dermatitis JAAD 32:25-31, 1995 Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis – papulovesicular dermatitis Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 47:169-171, 1992; AD 113:426-430, 1977 Bullous pemphigoid, urticarial phase Dermatitis herpetiformis Fogo selvagem – prurigo nodularis-like lesions Graft vs. host disease, acute The Clinical Management of Itching; Parthenon Publishing, p.x, 2000 Herpes (pemphigoid) gestationis Rook p.1878-1879, 1998, Sixth Edition; JAAD 40:847-849, 1999 Still’s disease The Clinical Management of Itching; Parthenon Publishing, p.x, 2000; Int J Dermatol 23:120-122, 1984; AD 113:489-490, 1977
Drug eruption
Fiberglass AD 130:785, 788, 1994; J Dermatol 14:590-593, 1987 Irritant contact dermatitis Plants – stinging hairs of nettles, cactus (‘Sabra’ dermatitis), barley awns Rook p.792, 1998, Sixth Edition
Red sea coral contact dermatitis Int J Dermatol 30:271-273, 1991 Sabra dermatitis – to prickly pear cactus Cutis 68:183-184, 2001
AIDS – papular pruritic eruption J Dermatol 22:428-433, 1995; Acta DV 74:219-220, 1994; AD 125:629-632, 1989; prurigo nodularis-like lesions AD 125:629-632, 1989; pruritic papular eruption with HIV in Uganda JAMA 292:2614-2621, 2004 Bartonellosis (Bartonella bacilliformis) – 1-4-mm pruritic red papules Clin Inf Dis 33:772-779, 2001 Caterpillar dermatitis – urticarial papules surmounted by vesicles, urticaria, eyelid edema, bruising in children; conjunctivitis Rook p.1450, 1998, Sixth Edition Cat scratch disease – pruritic exanthem Pediatrics 81:559-561, 1988 Cercarial dermatitis – schistosomes; pruritic red papules; fresh water avian cercarial dermatitis (swimmer’s itch) Cutis 23:212-216, 1979; Cutis 19:461-467, 1977; sea water avian cercarial dermatitis Bull Mrine Sci Gulf Coast 2:346-348, 1952; fresh water mammalian cercarial dermatitis Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 66:21-24, 1972; cercarial dermatitis from snail (Lymnaea stagnalis) in aquarium tank BJD 145:638-640, 2001 Cheyletiella mites – abdomen, thighs, chest, arms JAAD 15:1130-1133, 1986; JAMA 251:2690, 1984; AD 116:435-437, 1980 Cytomegalovirus infections – prurigo nodularis-like lesions JAAD 24:346-352, 1991 Demodex folliculorum J Am Optometric Assoc 61:637-639, 1990 Dermatophytids J Dermatol 21:31-34, 1994 Dogger bank itch (weed rash) – allergic contact dermatitis to microscopic marine organisms; Alcyonidium gelatinosum, A. hirsutum, Electra pilosa; seaweed – Sargassum muticum Br Med J 5496:1142-1145, 1966; Proc Roy Soc Med 59:1119-1120, 1966 Dracunculosis Enterobiasis Insect bite reaction Rook p.1425-1426, 1998, Sixth Edition; sandfly bites (urticaria multiformis endemica (harara)) – urticarial papules, papulovesicles, bullae; papules with overlying vesicle Rook p.1425-1426, 1998, Sixth Edition; bullae in children, associated with CLL Acta DV (Stockh) 57:81-92, 1977; natural killer cell lymphocytosis AD 126:362-368, 1990; HIV disease JAAD 29:269-272, 1993; fleas, mosquitoes, gnats, midges, flies, mites, bugs; thrips (thunder flies), beetles, mites (copra itch, grocer’s itch, barley itch, grain-shoveller’s itch, grain itch, straw itch, cotton seed dermatitis); Haematosiphoniasis (Mexican chicken bug) – wheals, papules, vesicles, pustules, crusts Rook p.1445-1446, 1998, Sixth Edition Mites – birds, rodent, reptile mites – papules and papulovesicles Rook p.1470-1471, 1998, Sixth Edition; avian mites from pet gerbils AD 137:167, 2001; cheese mite (Glyciphagus) bites – papulovesicles and pustules Dermatol Clin 8:265-275, 1990; trombiculid mites – harvest mites – papules and papulovesicles Int J Dermatol 22:75-91, 1983 Monkeypox – varioliform rash with progression from papules to vesicles, umbilicated pustules, and crusting; prairie dogs infected in shipment with Gambian rat AD 140:656, 2004 Onchocerciasis – acute onchodermatitis; non-specific papular rash BJD 121:187-198, 1989; chronic papules AD 133:381-386, 1997 Oxyuriasis Rook p.3168, 1998, Sixth Edition
Papular urticaria Cutis 68:89-91, 2001 Pediculosis – head lice – pruritic papules of nape of neck Rook p.1441, 1998, Sixth Edition; generalized pruritic eruption NEJM 234:665-666, 1946; pubic lice Rook p.3168, 1998, Sixth Edition; body lice Pityrosporum folliculitis J Dermatol 27:49-51, 2000; Int J Dermatol 38:453-456, 1999; JAAD 234:693-696, 1991; Ann Intern Med 108:560-563, 1988; JAAD 12:56-61, 1985 Sarcoptic mange – chest, abdomen, thighs, forearms JAAD 10:979-986, 1984 Scabies – periaxillary, periareolar, abdomen, periumbilical, buttocks, thighs Rook p.1460-1461, 1998, Sixth Edition; animal scabies – camels, cats, cows, dogs, goats, pigs, sheep, water buffaloes, Arabian oryx, barbary sheep, elands, ferrets, mountain gazelles, Nubian oryxes The Clinical Management of Itching; Parthenon; p.56, 2000 Seabather’s eruption – Linuche unguiculata (thimble jellyfish); Edwardsiella lineata (sea anemone) Rook p.1476, 1998, Sixth Edition Sea urchin sting – red rash on knees and ankles Dermatologica 180:99-101, 1990 Sparganosis (S. proliferum) – subcutaneous nodules and pruritic papules Am J Trop Med Hyg 30:625-637, 1981 Syphilis, secondary The Clinical Management of Itching; Parthenon Publishing, p.xi, 2000 Tanapox virus – few pruritic papules undergoing central necrosis, then evolving into ulcerated nodules, healing with scarring Tyring p.59, 2002 Tarantula urticating hairs Cutis 70:162-163, 2002 Tick bites – papular urticaria Rook p.1456, 1998, Sixth Edition Trypanosomiasis Viral exanthem
Lichen amyloidosis – papular pruritis syndrome Dermatology 194:62-64, 1997 Mastocytosis – urticaria pigmentosa; Rook p.2341-2344, 1998, Sixth Edition; Acta DV (Stockh) 42:433-439, 1962; telangiectasia macularis eruptiva perstans
Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis of HIV disease BJD 145:514-515, 2001; J Dermatol 25:178-184, 1998 Neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis BJD 147:797-800, 2002
Pruritic folliculitis of pregnancy – limbs and abdomen JAAD 43:132-134, 2000; Semin Derm 8:23-25, 1989; AD 117:20-22, 1981 Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy JAAD 10:473-480, 1984; Clin Exp Dermatol 7:65-73, 1982; JAMA 241:1696-1699, 1979
Eruptive papular pruritic porokeratosis J Dermatol 19:109-112, 1992 Keratoacanthoma, generalized eruptive, of Grzybowski BJD 142:800-803, 2000; JAAD 37:786-787, 1997
