{"title":"Current Trends in Causes and Mechanisms of Pruritus Induced by Systemic Diseases","authors":"Sohyung Park, W. Shim","doi":"10.17480/psk.2022.66.3.115","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Pruritus is a sensation that evokes a desire to scratch the skin. In particular, pruritus can be a burden for affected people when it becomes severe and chronic, as it deteriorates the quality of life. Dermatological diseases such as atopic dermatitis are mostly recognized as major pruritus-related disorders. Surprisingly, some non-dermatological systemic diseases can also evoke pruritus. In this review, we summarized the underlying causes and mechanisms of three nondermatological pruritus-related systemic diseases: including chronic kidney disease, cholestatic liver disease, and neoplasm. In addition, recent research observations and novel therapeutic strategies are discussed.","PeriodicalId":23923,"journal":{"name":"Yakhak Hoeji","volume":"87 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Yakhak Hoeji","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.17480/psk.2022.66.3.115","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Pruritus is a sensation that evokes a desire to scratch the skin. In particular, pruritus can be a burden for affected people when it becomes severe and chronic, as it deteriorates the quality of life. Dermatological diseases such as atopic dermatitis are mostly recognized as major pruritus-related disorders. Surprisingly, some non-dermatological systemic diseases can also evoke pruritus. In this review, we summarized the underlying causes and mechanisms of three nondermatological pruritus-related systemic diseases: including chronic kidney disease, cholestatic liver disease, and neoplasm. In addition, recent research observations and novel therapeutic strategies are discussed.