Skin itching without external manifestations

If there is a rash, spots or blisters, which are intense itch, there are reasons to urgently consult a dermatologist and begin therapy. But how to eliminate and diagnose skin itching without external manifestations, if any characteristic symptoms are absent? The most important thing in this case is to establish the cause of the problem.

Why does itching occur without skin manifestations?

There are many factors leading to the appearance of the pathology in question:

• liver damage (hepatitis, biliary obstruction, cancer, cirrhosis, sclerosing cholangitis, inflammation of the gallbladder);
• chronic renal failure;
• hematological diseases (anemia, lymphoma, polycythemia, leukemia, mastocytosis, myeloma, lymphogranulomatosis);
• endocrine diseases (diabetes mellitus, hypo- and hyperthyroidism, carcinoid syndrome, hyperparathyroidism);
• dermatomyositis;
• a tumor, a heart attack, an abscess of the brain;
• Sjogren's disease ;
• multiple sclerosis;
• visceral carcinoma;
• depression;
• psychosis;
• HIV;
• defeat by parasites.

Itching can also start as a result of pregnancy and old age of a person.

Symptoms of itching

The only notable manifestation of the described state is the obsessive sensation of tingling, burning, tickling on the skin. At the same time there are no separate areas that itch, the symptoms with this skin itch are generalized - they cover the whole surface of the epidermis, they can subside for a while and resume.

Depending on the cause that caused the pathology, different types of problems are identified. So, the symptoms of itching in diabetes mellitus resemble a parasitic infection, because uncomfortable sensations are felt around the anus, mucous membranes of the mouth, eyelids, genitals. Often, these signs are the only clinical manifestations of the early stage of diabetes.

Symptoms of psychogenic itching and neurodermatitis differ in localization - itches, as a rule, only the hands, neck and region thorax, less often the scalp and face are involved in the process. This type of itching is easily amenable to therapy, but it is quite dangerous, since the patient in a difficult emotional state is capable of damaging himself.

In other situations, the problem discussed is practically the same in the form of permanent unpleasant sensations on the entire surface of the skin, often - painful, exhausting.

Treatment should be systemic and affect the root cause of the appearance of itching. Symptomatic therapy is ineffective and temporary.