|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Symptoms: | - Itching of the skin
- May be chronic
- May be intense
- Increases with nervous tension, stress
- Skin lesion, patch, or plaque
- Exaggerated skin lines over the lesion
- Circumscribed lesion with distinct borders
- Skin lesion becomes leathery textured (lichenification)
- Darkened (hyperpigmented) or reddened skin
- Excoriation, raw areas
- Scratch marks
- Scaling
- Commonly located on the ankle, wrist, neck, rectum/anal area, forearms, thighs, lower leg, back of the knee, inner elbow
|
| Signs and tests: | The diagnosis is primarily based on the appearance of the skin and a history of chronic itching and scratching. A skin lesion biopsy may be needed to confirm the diagnosis.
|
|
|
Review Date: 4/15/2003
Reviewed By: Michael Lehrer, M.D., Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
|
The information provided herein should not be used during any medical emergency or for the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. A licensed physician should be consulted for diagnosis and treatment of any and all medical conditions. Call 911 for all medical emergencies. Links to other sites are provided for information only -- they do not constitute endorsements of those other sites. Copyright 2003 A.D.A.M., Inc. Any duplication or distribution of the information contained herein is strictly prohibited.
|
|
