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Pruritis on breast

MedGen UID:
927588
Concept ID:
C4293679
Sign or Symptom
HPO: HP:0030901

Definition

Pruritus is an itch or a sensation that makes a person want to scratch. This term refers to an abnormally increased sensation of itching over the skin of the breast. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPruritis on breast

Professional guidelines

PubMed

He A, Alhariri JM, Sweren RJ, Kwatra MM, Kwatra SG
Biomed Res Int 2017;2017:4790810. Epub 2017 Sep 19 doi: 10.1155/2017/4790810. PMID: 29057261Free PMC Article
Haruna F, Lipsett A, Marignol L
Anticancer Res 2017 Oct;37(10):5343-5353. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.11960. PMID: 28982842
Ma C, Sivamani RK
J Altern Complement Med 2015 Sep;21(9):520-9. Epub 2015 Jun 26 doi: 10.1089/acm.2014.0274. PMID: 26115180

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Kong X, Chen L, Su Z, Sullivan RJ, Blum SM, Qi Z, Liu Y, Huo Y, Fang Y, Zhang L, Gao J, Wang J
Int J Surg 2023 Jun 1;109(6):1753-1768. doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000368. PMID: 37132038Free PMC Article
Behroozian T, Milton L, Karam I, Zhang L, Ding K, Lou J, Gallant F, Rakovitch E, Tran W, Soliman H, Leung E, Vesprini D, Szumacher E, Chen H, Donovan E, Lam J, Spadafora S, Wronski M, Lavoie C, Walde N, Lam E, Wong G, McKenzie E, Ariello K, Kennedy S, Shariati S, Carothers K, Gonzales G, Kagan Y, Chow E
J Clin Oncol 2023 Feb 20;41(6):1250-1264. Epub 2022 Dec 9 doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.01873. PMID: 36493331
Zouboulis CC, Blume-Peytavi U, Kosmadaki M, Roó E, Vexiau-Robert D, Kerob D, Goldstein SR
Climacteric 2022 Oct;25(5):434-442. Epub 2022 Apr 4 doi: 10.1080/13697137.2022.2050206. PMID: 35377827
Betts RC, Johnson HM, Eglash A, Mitchell KB
Breastfeed Med 2021 Apr;16(4):318-324. Epub 2020 Dec 10 doi: 10.1089/bfm.2020.0160. PMID: 33305975
Gambrell RD Jr
Invest Radiol 1986 Apr;21(4):369-78. doi: 10.1097/00004424-198604000-00017. PMID: 3516923

Diagnosis

Betts RC, Johnson HM, Eglash A, Mitchell KB
Breastfeed Med 2021 Apr;16(4):318-324. Epub 2020 Dec 10 doi: 10.1089/bfm.2020.0160. PMID: 33305975
Spyropoulou GA, Pavlidis L, Trakatelli M, Athanasiou E, Pazarli E, Sotiriadis D, Demiri E
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2015 Jan;29(1):7-13. Epub 2014 Aug 14 doi: 10.1111/jdv.12623. PMID: 25124255
Brzoza Z, Kasperska-Zajac A, Oleś E, Rogala B
J Midwifery Womens Health 2007 Jan-Feb;52(1):44-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2006.09.007. PMID: 17207750
Braverman IM
Clin Geriatr Med 2002 Feb;18(1):1-19, v. doi: 10.1016/s0749-0690(03)00031-4. PMID: 11913734
Blackburn P
Emerg Med Clin North Am 1993 May;11(2):273-335. PMID: 8491109

Therapy

Kong X, Chen L, Su Z, Sullivan RJ, Blum SM, Qi Z, Liu Y, Huo Y, Fang Y, Zhang L, Gao J, Wang J
Int J Surg 2023 Jun 1;109(6):1753-1768. doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000368. PMID: 37132038Free PMC Article
Behroozian T, Milton L, Karam I, Zhang L, Ding K, Lou J, Gallant F, Rakovitch E, Tran W, Soliman H, Leung E, Vesprini D, Szumacher E, Chen H, Donovan E, Lam J, Spadafora S, Wronski M, Lavoie C, Walde N, Lam E, Wong G, McKenzie E, Ariello K, Kennedy S, Shariati S, Carothers K, Gonzales G, Kagan Y, Chow E
J Clin Oncol 2023 Feb 20;41(6):1250-1264. Epub 2022 Dec 9 doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.01873. PMID: 36493331
Zouboulis CC, Blume-Peytavi U, Kosmadaki M, Roó E, Vexiau-Robert D, Kerob D, Goldstein SR
Climacteric 2022 Oct;25(5):434-442. Epub 2022 Apr 4 doi: 10.1080/13697137.2022.2050206. PMID: 35377827
He A, Alhariri JM, Sweren RJ, Kwatra MM, Kwatra SG
Biomed Res Int 2017;2017:4790810. Epub 2017 Sep 19 doi: 10.1155/2017/4790810. PMID: 29057261Free PMC Article
Gambrell RD Jr
Invest Radiol 1986 Apr;21(4):369-78. doi: 10.1097/00004424-198604000-00017. PMID: 3516923

Prognosis

Sibaud V, Sollena P
Ann Dermatol Venereol 2023 Sep;150(3):208-212. Epub 2023 Aug 14 doi: 10.1016/j.annder.2022.11.013. PMID: 37586898
Kong X, Chen L, Su Z, Sullivan RJ, Blum SM, Qi Z, Liu Y, Huo Y, Fang Y, Zhang L, Gao J, Wang J
Int J Surg 2023 Jun 1;109(6):1753-1768. doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000368. PMID: 37132038Free PMC Article
Sun NZ, Brezinski EA, Berliner J, Haemel A, Connolly MK, Gensler L, McCalmont TH, Shinkai K
J Am Acad Dermatol 2015 Aug;73(2):294-303. Epub 2015 Jun 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2015.04.063. PMID: 26054431
Maida V, Ennis M, Kuziemsky C, Trozzolo L
J Pain Symptom Manage 2009 Feb;37(2):206-11. Epub 2008 Jul 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2008.01.009. PMID: 18619764
Blackburn P
Emerg Med Clin North Am 1993 May;11(2):273-335. PMID: 8491109

Clinical prediction guides

Sibaud V, Sollena P
Ann Dermatol Venereol 2023 Sep;150(3):208-212. Epub 2023 Aug 14 doi: 10.1016/j.annder.2022.11.013. PMID: 37586898
Behroozian T, Milton L, Karam I, Zhang L, Ding K, Lou J, Gallant F, Rakovitch E, Tran W, Soliman H, Leung E, Vesprini D, Szumacher E, Chen H, Donovan E, Lam J, Spadafora S, Wronski M, Lavoie C, Walde N, Lam E, Wong G, McKenzie E, Ariello K, Kennedy S, Shariati S, Carothers K, Gonzales G, Kagan Y, Chow E
J Clin Oncol 2023 Feb 20;41(6):1250-1264. Epub 2022 Dec 9 doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.01873. PMID: 36493331
Ma C, Sivamani RK
J Altern Complement Med 2015 Sep;21(9):520-9. Epub 2015 Jun 26 doi: 10.1089/acm.2014.0274. PMID: 26115180
Brzoza Z, Kasperska-Zajac A, Oleś E, Rogala B
J Midwifery Womens Health 2007 Jan-Feb;52(1):44-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2006.09.007. PMID: 17207750
Gambrell RD Jr
Invest Radiol 1986 Apr;21(4):369-78. doi: 10.1097/00004424-198604000-00017. PMID: 3516923

Recent systematic reviews

Kong X, Chen L, Su Z, Sullivan RJ, Blum SM, Qi Z, Liu Y, Huo Y, Fang Y, Zhang L, Gao J, Wang J
Int J Surg 2023 Jun 1;109(6):1753-1768. doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000368. PMID: 37132038Free PMC Article
Salvestrini V, Marta GN, Caini S, Wolf JR, van den Hurk C, Beveridge M, Lam H, Bonomo P, Chow E, Behroozian T
Support Care Cancer 2023 Mar 3;31(3):198. doi: 10.1007/s00520-023-07657-y. PMID: 36867303
Sekiguchi K, Sumi M, Saito A, Zenda S, Arahira S, Iino K, Okumura M, Kawai F, Nozawa K
Breast Cancer 2023 Jan;30(1):2-12. Epub 2022 Oct 18 doi: 10.1007/s12282-022-01403-8. PMID: 36258148
Haruna F, Lipsett A, Marignol L
Anticancer Res 2017 Oct;37(10):5343-5353. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.11960. PMID: 28982842
Ma C, Sivamani RK
J Altern Complement Med 2015 Sep;21(9):520-9. Epub 2015 Jun 26 doi: 10.1089/acm.2014.0274. PMID: 26115180

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