| Descriptor English: | Pruritus | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Prurito
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Prurido | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Prurit | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Itching Pruritis |
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| Tree number(s): |
C17.800.685 C23.888.885.625 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011537 | ||||||
| Scope note: | An intense itching sensation that produces the urge to rub or scratch the skin to obtain relief. |
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| Annotation: | /drug ther: consider also ANTIPRURITICS |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| Related: |
Antipruritics
MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 11976 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D011537 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WR 282 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2010/06/25 |
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Pruritus
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0017935 |
| Scope note | An intense itching sensation that produces the urge to rub or scratch the skin to obtain relief. |
| Preferred term | Pruritus |
| Entry term(s) |
Itching Pruritis |
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