PRURIGO TREATMENTS --Survey
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Here are the results of a survey filled out by 69 PN sufferers. |
Medical History
History of stomach
ulcer?
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
No |
No |
Response |
|
Yes |
20% |
14 |
No |
80% |
55 |
69 |
History of hospitalization within one year prior to PN?
|
Yes |
13% |
9 |
No |
87% |
60 |
69 |
History of genital herpes?
|
Yes |
13% |
9 |
No |
87% |
60 |
69 |
History of fungal
Infection?
|
Yes |
17% |
12 |
No |
83% |
57 |
69 |
History of HIV?
|
Yes |
0% |
0 |
No |
100% |
69 |
69 |
History of
cancer?
|
Yes |
7% |
5 |
No |
93% |
94 |
69 |
History of blood
transfusion?
|
Yes |
16% |
11 |
No |
84% |
58 |
69 |
History of dental
surgery?
|
Yes |
33% |
23 |
No |
67% |
46 |
69 |
History of
substance abuse or alcoholism?
|
Yes |
20% |
14 |
No |
80% |
55 |
69 |
History of
depression?
|
Yes |
49% |
34 |
No |
51% |
35 |
69 |
History of
anxiety?
|
Yes |
52% |
36 |
No |
48% |
33 |
69 |
History of insect
bite?
|
Yes |
54% |
37 |
No |
46% |
32 |
69 |
History of
eczema?
|
Yes |
25% |
17 |
No |
75% |
52 |
69 |
History of
psoriasis?
|
Yes |
7% |
5 |
No |
93% |
64 |
69 |
Other skin
problem?
|
Yes |
32% |
22 |
No |
68% |
47 |
69 |
History of seasonal
allergies?
|
Yes |
52% |
36 |
No |
48% |
33 |
69 |
History of chronic
allergies?
|
Yes |
25% |
17 |
No |
75% |
52 |
69 |
History of
parasites (scabies, lice etc) in your household?
|
Yes |
13% |
9 |
No |
87% |
60 |
69 |
Serious illness
prior to onset of PN?
|
Yes |
14% |
10 |
No |
86% |
59 |
69 |
Death of someone
close to you prior to PN?
|
Yes |
26% |
18 |
No |
74% |
51 |
69 |
Anyone else in your
family have PN?
|
Yes |
3% |
2 |
No |
97% |
67 |
69 |
Anyone else in your
family have other skin condition?
|
Yes |
39% |
27 |
No |
61% |
42 |
69 |
Do your drink
alcohol less than once a week?
|
Yes |
43% |
30 |
No |
57% |
39 |
69 |
Do your drink
alcohol less than once a month?
|
Yes |
36% |
25 |
No |
64% |
44 |
69 |
Do your drink
alcohol less than 4 times a year?
|
Yes |
32% |
22 |
No |
68% |
47 |
69 |
Do you smoke at
all?
|
Yes |
38% |
26 |
No |
62% |
43 |
69 |
Do you smoke more
than 3 packs a week?
|
Yes |
28% |
19 |
No |
72% |
50 |
69 |
Do you use hair
color?
|
Yes |
43% |
30 |
No |
57% |
39 |
69 |
Do you have a cat?
|
Yes |
35% |
24 |
No |
65% |
45 |
69 |
Do you have a dog?
|
Yes |
42% |
29 |
No |
58% |
40 |
69 |
Do you have other pets?
|
Yes |
20% |
14 |
No |
80% |
55 |
69 |
Allergic to seafood?
|
Yes |
17% |
12 |
No |
83% |
57 |
69 |
SYMPTOMS
Do you have PN on the legs?
|
None (or No or N/A) |
A Little |
Moderate |
A Lot (or yes) |
Severe |
Response |
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|
17% |
11 |
14% |
9 |
16% |
10 |
34% |
22 |
22% |
14 |
64 |
Do you have PN on the arms?
|
None (or No or N/A) |
A Little |
Moderate |
A Lot (or yes) |
Severe |
Response |
|||||
|
14% |
9 |
16% |
10 |
14% |
9 |
39% |
25 |
19% |
12 |
64 |
Do you have PN on the chest?
|
None (or No or N/A) |
A Little |
Moderate |
A Lot (or yes) |
Severe |
Response |
|||||
|
54% |
34 |
25% |
16 |
8% |
5 |
11% |
7 |
2% |
1 |
63 |
Do you have PN on the stomach?
|
None (or No or N/A) |
A Little |
Moderate |
A Lot (or yes) |
Severe |
Response |
|||||
|
50% |
32 |
27% |
17 |
14% |
9 |
9% |
6 |
0% |
0 |
64 |
Do you have PN on the back?
|
None (or No or N/A) |
A Little |
Moderate |
A Lot (or yes) |
Severe |
Response |
|||||
|
28% |
18 |
20% |
13 |
27% |
17 |
20% |
13 |
5% |
3 |
64 |
Do you have PN on the feet?
|
None (or No or N/A) |
A Little |
Moderate |
A Lot (or yes) |
Severe |
Response |
|||||
|
59% |
38 |
17% |
11 |
14% |
9 |
8% |
5 |
2% |
1 |
64 |
Do you have PN on the neck?
|
None (or No or N/A) |
A Little |
Moderate |
A Lot (or yes) |
Severe |
Response |
|||||
|
59% |
37 |
22% |
14 |
13% |
8 |
3% |
2 |
3% |
2 |
63 |
Do you have PN on the scalp?
|
None (or No or N/A) |
A Little |
Moderate |
A Lot (or yes) |
Severe |
Response |
|||||
|
64% |
41 |
17% |
11 |
9% |
6 |
6% |
4 |
3% |
2 |
64 |
Do you have PN on the face?
|
None (or No or N/A) |
A Little |
Moderate |
A Lot (or yes) |
Severe |
Response |
|||||
|
69% |
44 |
16% |
10 |
9% |
6 |
6% |
4 |
2% |
1 |
64 |
Rate itching in the morning
|
None (or No or N/A) |
A Little |
Moderate |
A Lot (or yes) |
Severe |
Response |
|||||
|
23% |
15 |
31% |
20 |
22% |
14 |
16% |
10 |
8% |
5 |
64 |
Rate itching during the day
|
None (or No or N/A) |
A Little |
Moderate |
A Lot (or yes) |
Severe |
Response |
|||||
|
11% |
7 |
31% |
19 |
39% |
24 |
15% |
9 |
5% |
3 |
62 |
Rate itching during the evening
|
None (or No or N/A) |
A Little |
Moderate |
A Lot (or yes) |
Severe |
Response |
|||||
|
10% |
6 |
18% |
11 |
15% |
9 |
40% |
25 |
18% |
11 |
62 |
Rate itching overnight
|
None (or No or N/A) |
A Little |
Moderate |
A Lot (or yes) |
Severe |
Response |
|||||
|
17% |
11 |
21% |
13 |
25% |
16 |
17% |
11 |
19% |
22 |
63 |
Bumps are raised
|
None (or No or N/A) |
A Little |
Moderate |
A Lot (or yes) |
Severe |
Response |
|||||
|
10% |
6 |
11% |
7 |
18% |
11 |
45% |
28 |
21% |
13 |
62 |
Bumps are 3 cm or smaller
|
None (or No or N/A) |
A Little |
Moderate |
A Lot (or yes) |
Severe |
Response |
|||||
|
13% |
8 |
11% |
7 |
23% |
14 |
49% |
30 |
3% |
2 |
61 |
Bumps are larger than 3 cm
|
None (or No or N/A) |
A Little |
Moderate |
A Lot (or yes) |
Severe |
Response |
|||||
|
50% |
30 |
15% |
9 |
7% |
4 |
22% |
13 |
8% |
5 |
60 |
Bumps disappear with treatment
|
None (or No or N/A) |
A Little |
Moderate |
A Lot (or yes) |
Severe |
Response |
|||||
|
50% |
31 |
24% |
15 |
11% |
7 |
13% |
8 |
2% |
1 |
62 |
Bump appears before itch starts
|
None (or No or N/A) |
A Little |
Moderate |
A Lot (or yes) |
Severe |
Response |
|||||
|
45% |
27 |
13% |
8 |
7% |
4 |
30% |
18 |
7% |
4 |
60 |
Bump appears before itch starts
|
None (or No or N/A) |
A Little |
Moderate |
A Lot (or yes) |
Severe |
Response |
|||||
|
45% |
27 |
13% |
8 |
7% |
4 |
30% |
18 |
7% |
4 |
60 |
Itching starts and then bump appears
|
None (or No or N/A) |
A Little |
Moderate |
A Lot (or yes) |
Severe |
Response |
|||||
|
27% |
17 |
6% |
4 |
13% |
8 |
48% |
30 |
8% |
5 |
63 |
PN appears as a rash instead of nodules
|
None (or No or N/A) |
A Little |
Moderate |
A Lot (or yes) |
Severe |
Response |
|||||
|
63% |
39 |
13% |
8 |
8% |
5 |
18% |
11 |
0% |
0 |
62 |
My nails are clipped short
|
None (or No or N/A) |
A Little |
Moderate |
A Lot (or yes) |
Severe |
Response |
|||||
|
18% |
11 |
11% |
7 |
%10 |
6 |
52% |
32 |
10% |
6 |
62 |
My skin is fragile and breaks easily
|
None (or No or N/A) |
A Little |
Moderate |
A Lot (or yes) |
Severe |
Response |
|||||
|
32% |
20 |
22% |
14 |
13% |
8 |
21% |
13 |
13% |
8 |
63 |
I bruise easily
|
None (or No or N/A) |
A Little |
Moderate |
A Lot (or yes) |
Severe |
Response |
|||||
|
34% |
21 |
11% |
7 |
11% |
7 |
35% |
22 |
8% |
5 |
62 |
Female -PN is worse with menstruation?
|
None (or No or N/A) |
A Little |
Moderate |
A Lot (or yes) |
Severe |
Response |
|||||
|
83% |
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