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AKDOĞAN N., Uysal P. İ., ÖKTEM A., KARABULUT E., Hayran Y., YALÇIN B.
ISTANBUL MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.20, no.3, pp.224-230, 2019 (ESCI)
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Publication Type:
Article / Article
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Volume:
20
Issue:
3
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Publication Date:
2019
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Doi Number:
10.4274/imj.galenos.2018.32068
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Journal Name:
ISTANBUL MEDICAL JOURNAL
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Journal Indexes:
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
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Page Numbers:
pp.224-230
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Keywords:
Pruritus, etiology, skin, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, GENERALIZED PRURITUS, ITCH, CLASSIFICATION, DERMATOLOGY, DERMATITIS, MANAGEMENT, DIAGNOSIS, ADULTS, FORUM
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Ankara University Affiliated:
Yes
Abstract
Introduction: Pruritus is a common symptom that has dermatologic, systemic, neurological, psychogenic, mixed, and unknown causes. The aim of this study was to identify the underlying origin of pruritus (UOP) in hospitalized patients having intractable pruritus and presenting with secondary scratch lesions (SSLs) and to assess the factors affecting UOP.