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Aquagenic Pruritus
- Epidemiology
- More common in middle aged males
- Symptoms
- Intense itching within 15 minutes of water contact
- Persists on average for 40 minutes
- Signs
- No associated skin findings (except excoriations)
- Differential Diagnosis
- Management
- Treat concurrent Xerosis
- Capsaicin cream applied tid for 4 weeks
- Ultraviolet B Phototherapy
- Course
- May recur after each water exposure for years
- References
- Habif (1996) Dermatology, Mosby, p. 137
- Noble (2001) Primary Care Medicine, Mosby, p. 781
Aquagenic pruritus (C0406409) | |
|---|---|
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| English | Aquagenic pruritis, Aquagenic pruritus |
| Spanish | prurito acuagenico |
| Parent Concepts | Pruritus (C0033774), Water-induced dermatosis (C0406222) |
| Sources | SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
