Ethnic differences and comorbidities of 909 prurigo nodularis patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prurigo nodularis (PN) is a poorly understood, understudied pruritic dermatosis that reduces quality of life.

Objective

To characterize the demographics and comorbidities associated with PN.

Methods

Cross-sectional study of patients 18 years and older who were seen at the Johns Hopkins Health System between December 6, 2012, and December 6, 2017.

Results

Over the past 5 years, 909 patients with PN were seen at Johns Hopkins Health System. African American patients were 3.4 times more likely to have PN than white patients were (odds ratio [OR], 3.4; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.9-3.9; P < .001). A comparison of the study patients and race-matched controls revealed that PN was significantly associated with a variety of systemic, cardiovascular, and

SUBMITTER: Boozalis E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6518410 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature