Uraemic pruritus

Description

Pruritus in patients with chronic renal failure. Although common in untreated chronic kidney disease, it is particularly prevalent in patients receiving peritoneal or haemo-dialysis. The itch is not due to elevated serum urea levels. The precise mechanisms are not fully understood.

Index terms

Uraemic pruritus
Nephrogenic pruritus
Pruritus due to chronic kidney disease

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Renal pruritus

Exclusions from above levels

6B25.1 – neurotic excoriation

Sibling codes

EC90.11 – Cholestatic pruritus
EC90.12 – Haemodialysis-associated pruritus
EC90.1Y – Pruritus due to other specified systemic disorder

Foundation entity

Uraemic pruritus – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1928505945

Part of: EC90.1: Pruritus due to systemic disorder › EC90: Pruritus › 14: Diseases of the skin