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Prurigo

Known as: PRURITIC RASH, itchy rash, Prurigo [Disease/Finding] 
A name applied to several itchy skin eruptions of unknown cause. The characteristic course is the formation of a dome-shaped papule with a small… 
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Actinic prurigoPapular urticariaPrurigo nodularis
Epidermolysis Bullosa PruriginosaEpidermolysis bullosa, pretibialExanthemaIn Blood

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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Likely Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus from a Man with No Symptoms of Infection - Maryland, 2016.
In June 2016, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) was notified of a nonpregnant woman who sought… 
Review
2011
Review
2011
Questionnaire predictors of atopy in a US population sample: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-2006.
Allergic conditions and biochemical measures are both used to characterize atopy. To assess questionnaires' ability to predict… 
2009
2009
Systemic allergic contact dermatitis due to consumption of raw shiitake mushroom
Shiitake (Lentinus edodes) is a mushroom that is very popular in Asian cuisine. After ingestion of the raw fungus, dermatitis may… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Antibiotic sales and the prevalence of symptoms of asthma, rhinitis, and eczema: The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC).
BACKGROUND It has been hypothesized that antibiotic use early in life may increase the subsequent risk of asthma. We have… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Mast cells, neutrophils, and eosinophils in prurigo nodularis.
BACKGROUND AND DESIGN Prurigo nodularis is a disease of unknown cause. To characterize the involvement of mast cells, neutrophils… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Itravenous desensitization to beta-lactam antibiotics
1984
1984
Thalidomide treatment of prurigo nodularis.
Four patients with classic recalcitrant prurigo nodularis had symptomatic and physical responses to thalidomide with remissions… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Thalidomide in actinic prurigo
Fourteen patíents sufferíng from actíníc prurígo were treated with thalidomide. Eleven patients showed lasting improvement on the… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Evidence for previous hepatitis B virus infection in alcoholic cirrhosis.
A 57-year-old woman presented in November 1978 with a two-month history of intermittent fever, an evanescent non-pruritic rash… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Role of candida albicans infection in napkin rashes
Skin scrapings, mouth swabs, and faecal specimens from children with eruptions in the napkin area and from a series of normal… 
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