Excoriations, Prurigo Nodularis, Uremia - DermAtlas

Contributor

Shahbaz A. Janjua, MD

Diagnosis

excoriations prurigo nodularis uremia

Body Site

arm

Age

30 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

scattered

Color

brown

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric generalized, disseminated

Comments

This 30-year-old man with poorly controlled insulin dependent diabetes mellitus and chronic renal failure (blood urea nitrogen170mg/dl, blood sugar 320 mg/dl) developed generalized extremely pruritic hyperpigmented papules on his scalp, face, neck, extremities, and trunk over the last several months. The eruption resisted treatment with topical steroids and oral antihistamines.

Description

multiple, widely disseminated, excoriated, lichenified, hyperpigmented papules

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4/23/2003 22:32:57

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