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Prurigo Nodularis and Uremia

Authors: KENNETH E. GREER MD

Abstract

AbstractPatients with uremia frequently have generalized pruritus that is usually related to a disturbance of calcium and phosphorus metabolism. This report describes three patients with uremia who had prurigo nodularis due to localized scratching and rubbing. The diagnosis of uremia in one case was made when the patient was hospitalized for evaluatio of skin lesions.

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