title: [Etiology of isolated pruritus in dermatology consultations at Lome (Togo)].
abstract: A prospective study was conducted to determine the etiologies of isolated pruritus among out-patients attending a hospital dermatology clinic in Lome. Two hundred and twenty patients (120 men and 100 women) suffering from isolated pruritus were included in the study. The most frequent etiologies were; digestive parasitosis (n = 50), onchocercosis (n = 45), drug allergy (n = 26), food allergy (n = 10), psychological pruritus (n = 25) and hepatitis (n = 13). The etiology was not determined for 29 cases. This study shows the large contribution of parasites to the pathogenesis of pruritus in tropical Africa.
authors.affiliation: Service de dermato-vénéréologie, CHU-Tokoin, Lomé, Togo.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pitche
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bahounde
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Agbo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tchangaï-Walla
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011537:Pruritus / Q000209:etiology*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014037:Togo