| 1. | In 1971, Nagashima reported a peculiar pruritic dermatosis he designated Prurigo pigmentosa.
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| 2. | It is sometimes considered to be a term encompassing Besnier prurigo and other conditions.
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| 3. | The most common prurigo simplex symptoms are skin nodules resembling insect bites that are intensely itchy.
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| 4. | Prurigo simplex is a pruritus disorder of the skin characterized by extremely itchy skin nodules and lesions.
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| 5. | The eponymous Besnier's prurigo is named for a skin disorder that often follows infantile atopic dermatitis.
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| 6. | Rarely it may represent a genetic susceptibility to light damage ( e . g . xeroderma pigmentosum or actinic prurigo ).
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| 7. | "' Actinic prurigo "'is a common sunlight-induced, pruritic, papular or nodular skin eruption.
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| 8. | Typically, there is no known direct cause of prurigo simplex, but some factors are known to trigger or aggravate it.
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| 9. | Prurigo pigmentosa is a rare skin condition of unknown cause that affects depressed places on the chest and back like the intermammary area.
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| 10. | Was a Japanese dermatologist, the first professor of dermatology at Kyorin University, who proposed the designation of " Prurigo pigmentosa ".
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