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Home / Health / Senses / Touch and Sensation / Pruritus - Itching
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- ASCRS:Patient Brochure - Pruritus-Ani - "Itching around the anal area, called pruritus ani, is a common condition. An irresistible urge to scratch results. It may be most noticeable and bothersome at night or after bowel movements."
www.fascrs.org/brochures/pruritus-ani.html
- Postgraduate Meditine: Patient Notes: Itching - Basic information on causes and treatments.
www.postgradmed.com/issues/1997/08_97/pn_itch.htm
- Pruritus - Medical overview from the Canadian Encyclopedia of Dermatology.
www.fortunecity.com/marina/victory/11/pruritus.htm
- Pruritus - "Pruritus is an itching sensation that triggers the desire to scratch. It is a distressing symptom that can cause discomfort." Risk factors and treatment from the National Cancer Institute.
cancernet.nci.nih.gov/cgi-bin/srchcgi.exe?TYPE=search&ZUI=280_02632P&DBID=pdq&SFMT=pdq_statement/1/0/0&PASSTHRU=:ip:62.253.64.4::srchform:PDQ:
- Pruritus Ani Itchy Butt - "Pruritus ani is a chronic itching of the skin around the anus. The skin of the perirectal area is exposed to irritating digestive products in the stool; this may lead to an itchy rash, especially when stools are frequent. Often the rash is worsened by vigorous use of toilet tissue or scrubbing with soap and water." Summary of causes and treatment.
www.capederm.com/info_pruritus_ani.htm
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