Psychogenic and neurogenic components in patients with psychogenic or neuropathic pruritus: PRURINEURO: A non-interventional single-centre prospective assay.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The causes of pruritus are multiple and commonly classified into six different categories: dermatological, systemic, neuropathic, psychogenic, mixed and idiopathic. In clinical practice, psychogenic and neurogenic mechanisms tend to be separated in the etiological diagnosis of neuropathic or psychogenic disorders; nevertheless, studies investigating the respective psychogenic and neurogenic components are lacking.

Objective

The main objective of this work was to highlight the differences and potential common characteristics between psychogenic pruritus and neuropathic pruritus.

Methods

This study was a noninterventional single-centre prospective assay. Patients with neuropathic (NP) or psychogenic (PP) pruritus were proposed to participate. The psychogenic

SUBMITTER: Orliaguet M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10690707 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature