Clinical characteristics of itch in cutaneous lupus erythematosus: A prospective, multicenter, multinational, cross-sectional study.

Dominik SamotijJustyna SzczęchEmiliano AntigaDiletta BoncianiMarzia CaproniFrançois ChassetAleksandra Dańczak-PazdrowskaFukumi FurukawaMinoru HasegawaHideo HashizumeTakaharu IkedaAminul IslamHee Joo KimAleksandra LesiakLaurent MiseryMohammad Rafiqul MowlaAdriana PolańskaJacek C SzepietowskiDaisuke TsurutaAlice VerdelliVictoria P WerthAdam Reich

Published in: Lupus (2021)

Pruritus is a common, but frequently overlooked symptom of CLE. Its intensity correlates with the activity of CLE, but not with the skin damage. In more than a half of patients it occurs on a daily basis. The correlation between the intensity of pruritus and the activity of the skin lesions and the systemic involvement indicate that pruritus could be an individual indicator of both SLE and CLE activity.

Keyphrases

systemic lupus erythematosus
end stage renal disease
atopic dermatitis
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
soft tissue
oxidative stress
peritoneal dialysis
rheumatoid arthritis
patient reported
patient reported outcomes