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ArticleScientific reports2018

Itching and its related factors in subtypes of eczema: a cross-sectional multicenter study in tertiary hospitals of China.

Xin Wang, Linfeng Li, Xiaodong Shi, Ping Zhou, Yiwei Shen

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xin WangDepartment of Dermatology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, 10 Tie Yi Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100038, China.
Linfeng LiDepartment of Dermatology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95 Yong An Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100050, China. zoonli@sina.com.
Xiaodong ShiMarket Research Department, China Telecom Corporation Limited Beijing Research Institute, Beijing, China.
Ping ZhouDepartment of Dermatology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, 10 Tie Yi Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100038, China.
Yiwei ShenDepartment of Dermatology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, 10 Tie Yi Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100038, China.
Capital Medical University · CNBeijing Shijitan Hospital · CNChina Telecom

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Itching is a leading symptom of eczema or dermatitis and has a great impact on patients' lives. Previous studies on itching have focused mostly on atopic dermatitis (AD). A cross-sectional multicenter study was conducted among outpatients with eczema from 39 tertiary hospitals in mainland China from July 1 to September 30, 2014. This work elaborates on itching in different types of eczema. Itching was very common (97%, 8499/8758) in outpatients with eczema. The severity of the itch increased with age and disease duration (P < 0.001). The top three subtypes of dermatitis with severe itching were atopic dermatitis (30.4%), widespread eczema (30.1%), and asteatotic eczema (27.9%). Widespread eczema refers to the involvement of more than three body parts, without clinical features of other specific types of eczema. The proportion of outpatients without itching was highest in hand eczema (6.8%). Positive correlations were observed between the severity of itching and the proportions of different diseases based on trend tests, including atopic dermatitis (P < 0.001), widespread eczema (P < 0.001), asteatotic eczema (P < 0.001), and autosensitization dermatitis (P < 0.001). Eczema outpatients with older age, longer disease duration, and, especially, a history of allergic diseases might be more prone to itching.

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