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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

Aprepitant for the Treatment of Chronic Refractory Pruritus.
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
Topical Management of Acute Radiation Dermatitis in Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Haruna F, Lipsett A, Marignol L
Anticancer Res 2017 Oct;37(10):5343-5353. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.11960. PMID: 28982842
Acupuncture as a Treatment Modality in Dermatology: A Systematic Review.
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

Toxicities associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a systematic study.
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
Mepitel Film for the Prevention of Acute Radiation Dermatitis in Breast Cancer: A Randomized Multicenter Open-Label Phase III Trial.
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
Skin, hair and beyond: the impact of menopause.
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
Topical Management of Acute Radiation Dermatitis in Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Haruna F, Lipsett A, Marignol L
Anticancer Res 2017 Oct;37(10):5343-5353. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.11960. PMID: 28982842
The menopause.
Gambrell RD Jr
Invest Radiol 1986 Apr;21(4):369-78. doi: 10.1097/00004424-198604000-00017. PMID: 3516923

Diagnosis

Demodicidosis of the nipple.
Zeeli T, Sprecher E
Lancet Infect Dis 2019 Jan;19(1):112. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30403-1. PMID: 30587280
Topical Management of Acute Radiation Dermatitis in Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Haruna F, Lipsett A, Marignol L
Anticancer Res 2017 Oct;37(10):5343-5353. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.11960. PMID: 28982842
Rare benign tumours of the nipple.
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
Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy.
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
Skin manifestations of internal malignancy.
Braverman IM
Clin Geriatr Med 2002 Feb;18(1):1-19, v. doi: 10.1016/s0749-0690(03)00031-4. PMID: 11913734

Therapy

Dermatologic toxicities to inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinases CDK 4 and 6: An updated review for clinical practice.
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
Toxicities associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a systematic study.
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
Mepitel Film for the Prevention of Acute Radiation Dermatitis in Breast Cancer: A Randomized Multicenter Open-Label Phase III Trial.
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
Skin, hair and beyond: the impact of menopause.
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
The menopause.
Gambrell RD Jr
Invest Radiol 1986 Apr;21(4):369-78. doi: 10.1097/00004424-198604000-00017. PMID: 3516923

Prognosis

Dermatologic toxicities to inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinases CDK 4 and 6: An updated review for clinical practice.
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
Toxicities associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a systematic study.
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
Breast Rash After Breast Reduction: A Case Study.
Evans AE, Ridgway EB
Plast Surg Nurs 2016 Apr-Jun;36(2):90-1. doi: 10.1097/PSN.0000000000000132. PMID: 27254241
Updates in adult-onset Still disease: Atypical cutaneous manifestations and associations with delayed malignancy.
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
Symptoms associated with malignant wounds: a prospective case series.
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

Clinical prediction guides

Dermatologic toxicities to inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinases CDK 4 and 6: An updated review for clinical practice.
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
Mepitel Film for the Prevention of Acute Radiation Dermatitis in Breast Cancer: A Randomized Multicenter Open-Label Phase III Trial.
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
Acupuncture as a Treatment Modality in Dermatology: A Systematic Review.
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
Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy.
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
The menopause.
Gambrell RD Jr
Invest Radiol 1986 Apr;21(4):369-78. doi: 10.1097/00004424-198604000-00017. PMID: 3516923

Recent systematic reviews

Toxicities associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a systematic study.
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
The effect of antiperspirant and deodorant use on acute radiation dermatitis in breast cancer patients during radiotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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
Efficacy and safety of erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia in breast cancer surgery-A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Guan HY, Yuan Y, Gao K, Luo HX
J Surg Oncol 2023 May;127(6):905-920. Epub 2023 Feb 24 doi: 10.1002/jso.27221. PMID: 36826370
Topical Management of Acute Radiation Dermatitis in Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Haruna F, Lipsett A, Marignol L
Anticancer Res 2017 Oct;37(10):5343-5353. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.11960. PMID: 28982842
Acupuncture as a Treatment Modality in Dermatology: A Systematic Review.
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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