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Chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus
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Chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus occurs mainly in advanced or end-stage kidney disease. Its mechanism is not fully understood.
Visible skin changes may be secondary to scratching, like marks that appear after the itch rather than necessarily causing it.
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Chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus is an itch that occurs mainly in advanced or end-stage kidney disease.
Its mechanism is not fully understood, and visible skin lesions may result from scratching rather than cause the itch itself.
Skin changes may be traces of scratching rather than the cause of the itch.
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- NCBI BookshelfPruritus in Renal DiseasePublished
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