Prurigo nodularis and uremia.
Patients with uremia frequently have generalized pruritus that is usually related to a disturbance of calcium and phosphorus metabolism. This report describes three patients with uremia who had prurigo nodularis due to localized scratching and rubbing. The diagnosis of uremia in one case was made when the patient was hospitalized for evaluation of skin lesions.
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011536:Prurigo / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D014511:Uremia / Q000150:complications*