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Fecal or urinary incontinence.Children, older adults, and people with disabilities may have trouble using the bathroom. Wearing diapers or having accidents can result in itching because of feces or urine lingering on the skin. Parasites.Anal itching in children may be caused by tinyparasites called...
If your doctor can’t find a physical cause, it may be in your mind. Some mental conditions give people the urge to scratch or pick at themselves. They may feel like their skin is crawling with something. There is no rash, but there may be skin damage from scratching. Compulsive scratch...
Atopic dermatitisis a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin that usually starts in childhood. Itching, rash, and thickening of the skin over time are characteristic symptoms of atopicdermatitis. This is considered to be a type ofallergy(an immune system reaction against a foreign substance) that...
apparently this is more common than what most people think; they found traces of it even in very healthy people!- it could be simply because of dry skin! in this case you need to use moisturizer.- this is common with pregnant women.- it could be a sign of diabetes.- it could be ...
The most common cause of a generalized itch without a rash, especially in older people during cold weather months, is dry skin.Lipman, Marvin MConsumer Reports on Health
Itch in older patients could also be atopic dermatitis. Norman notes that 10% of children with atopic dermatitis have it throughout their lives. Atopic dermatitis is sort of an underdiagnosed cause of dry skin and itchy skin, and it should be considered in the differential diagnosis, he says....
This paper adds a valuable contribution to the body of knowledge about skin hygiene care for older people, a cornerstone of nursing practice, which is significantly under-researched. Maintenance of skin hygiene is an essential nursing in... F Cowdell - 《Journal of Advanced Nursing》 被引量: ...
A video of a young mouse experiencing mechanical stimulation. Unlike older mice, young mice did not scratch themselves a lot after stimulation at a certain threshold. Credit: J. Feng et al.,Science(2018) "As people age, their skin changes, and for some people this can lead to severe, int...
Pruritus in the older patient: a clinical review. IMPORTANCE Pruritus is a common problem among elderly people and, when severe, causes as much discomfort as chronic pain. Little evidence supports pruritus... TG Berger,M Shive,GM Harper - 《Jama the Journal of the American Medical Association...