Pruritus and brain tumours: A prospective and descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pruritus, especially localised to the nostrils, has been reported as a specific sign of brain tumours.

Objectives

The main goal of this study was to estimate the prevalence of pruritus in a group of patients with brain tumours. The second outcome was to better characterise this pruritus with a specific questionnaire and a skin examination.

Methods

From June 2020 to September 2021, all patients with a diagnosis of brain tumour were included in this prospective, monocentric study. If the patient suffered from pruritus, a dermatological examination was performed.

Results

Two hundred patients with brain tumours were included. Thirty-five of them suffered from pruritus (17.5%). Among them, 15 patients did not present with any skin disease, and 8 could hav

SUBMITTER: Fardel MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10233088 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature