| symptomatic pruritus | Itching occurring as a symptom of some systemic disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| aquagenic pruritus | Intense itching produced by brief contact with water at any temperature without visible changes in the skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bath pruritus | Itching produced by inadequate rinsing off of soap or by overdrying of skin from excessive bathing. Synonym: bath itch, pruritus balnea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pruritus | 1. <symptom> Itching, an unpleasant cutaneous sensation that provokes the desire to rub or scratch the skin to obtain relief. 2. Any of various conditions marked by itching, the specific site or type being indicated by a modifying term. Origin: L. From prurire = to itch (06 Oct 1997) |
| pruritus aestivalis | Pruritus occurring during hot weather; may be associated with prickly heat. Synonym: summer itch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pruritus ani | Intense chronic itching in the anal area. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pruritus balnea | Itching produced by inadequate rinsing off of soap or by overdrying of skin from excessive bathing. Synonym: bath itch, pruritus balnea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pruritus hiemalis | A recurrent eczema appearing with the advent of cold weather. Synonym: frost itch, lumberman's itch, pruritus hiemalis, winter itch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pruritus senilis | Senile pruritus, itching associated with dryness of the skin in the aged. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pruritus vulvae | Intense itching of the external female genitals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| essential pruritus | Itching that occurs independently of skin lesions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parkinson disease, symptomatic | Symptoms of parkinson disease induced by drugs, or following cerebral arteriosclerosis, brain tumour, or other central nervous system disorders except encephalitis, which is parkinson disease, postencephalitic. (12 Dec 1998) |
| chronic symptomatic HIV infection | This refers to an HIV infection that is characterised by signs and symptoms of HIV that are not life-threatening. Examples include oral thrush, gingivitis, seborrheic dermatitis, molluscum contangiosum, fevers, fatigue, lymph node swelling, malaise and weight loss. This stage can be a signal for the conversion from asymptomatic HIV disease to HIV disease (moe pronouced symptoms include joint pains). AIDS is diagnosed after HIV disease has started to manifest life-threatening oppotunistic infections (for example pneumocystis, cryptosporidium, toxoplasmosis, etc). (27 Sep 1997) |
| symptomatic | 1. Pertaining to or of the nature of a symptom. 2. Indicative (of a particular disease or disorder). 3. Exhibiting the symptoms of a particular disease but having a different cause. 4. Directed at the allying of symptoms, as symptomatic treatment. Origin: Gr. Symptomatikos (18 Nov 1997) |
| symptomatic epilepsy | A group of epilepsy syndromes of diverse aetiologies with diffuse or multifocal cerebral involvement. Patients typically have a variety of generalised seizure types, including tonic, atonic, myoclonic, atypical absence, and generalised tonic-clonic seizures. Partial seizures may also occur. One classic syndrome is the Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Synonym: symptomatic epilepsy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| symptomatic erythema | A general term applied to various erythema's associated with systemic disease, fevers, allergic states, etc. (05 Mar 2000) |