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Prevalence and clinical characteristics of pruritus, and the factors significantly associated with high pruritic intensity in patients with psoriasis: a cross-sectional study.
Annals of Medicine and Surgery 2023 July
UNLABELLED: Despite the significant prevalence of pruritus in psoriasis, its pathogenesis remains unknown, and research on pruritus in Thai psoriasis patients is limited.
OBJECTIVES: The objective was to investigate the prevalence and clinical characteristics of pruritus, and the factors significantly associated with high pruritic intensity in Thai psoriasis patients.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: In a cross-sectional study design, pruritus data were collected from the medical records of patients who attended an outpatient psoriasis clinic in Thailand between 2020 and 2021.
RESULTS: The overall prevalence of pruritus was 81.2% among 314 psoriasis patients. Psoriasis patients with pruritus had higher Psoriasis Area Severity Index and Dermatology Life Quality Index scores than those without pruritus. The legs, back, arms, and scalp were the most common areas for pruritus. Pruritus was relieved with topical emollients, topical corticosteroids, and oral antihistamines in 66.3, 63.1, and 52.9% of patients, respectively. Female sex, psoriasis body surface area greater than or equal to 10%, and genital psoriasis were factors that independently predicted high pruritus intensity.
CONCLUSION: Psoriasis patients should be screened and treated for pruritus to improve both psoriasis treatment outcomes and patient quality of life. Further studies are needed to clarify the most effective medications for pruritus in patients with severe psoriasis.
OBJECTIVES: The objective was to investigate the prevalence and clinical characteristics of pruritus, and the factors significantly associated with high pruritic intensity in Thai psoriasis patients.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: In a cross-sectional study design, pruritus data were collected from the medical records of patients who attended an outpatient psoriasis clinic in Thailand between 2020 and 2021.
RESULTS: The overall prevalence of pruritus was 81.2% among 314 psoriasis patients. Psoriasis patients with pruritus had higher Psoriasis Area Severity Index and Dermatology Life Quality Index scores than those without pruritus. The legs, back, arms, and scalp were the most common areas for pruritus. Pruritus was relieved with topical emollients, topical corticosteroids, and oral antihistamines in 66.3, 63.1, and 52.9% of patients, respectively. Female sex, psoriasis body surface area greater than or equal to 10%, and genital psoriasis were factors that independently predicted high pruritus intensity.
CONCLUSION: Psoriasis patients should be screened and treated for pruritus to improve both psoriasis treatment outcomes and patient quality of life. Further studies are needed to clarify the most effective medications for pruritus in patients with severe psoriasis.
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