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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 transient vesicle on top, followed by crusting over or lichenification. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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itchy skin eruptions
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Prurigo. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011536. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011536
- Prurigo. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prurigo
- Prurigo. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3408668