Abstract:
:Pruritus scroti is a common clinical disorder that is caused by various inflammatory disorders, infections, infestations, and neoplasms. Laboratory evaluation, including bacterial and fungal cultures, microscopic examination, skin biopsies, and measurement of blood glucose levels, is useful in establishing the diagnosis. Management of pruritus scroti includes avoidance of irritants, allergens, and restrictive clothing and use of topical and systemic agents that provide both symptomatic relief and specific treatment of the underlying cause.
journal_name
Postgrad Medjournal_title
Postgraduate medicineauthors
Kantor GRdoi
10.1080/00325481.1990.11716424subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1990-11-01 00:00:00pages
95-6, 99-102issue
6eissn
0032-5481issn
1941-9260journal_volume
88pub_type
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更新日期:1989-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Postgraduate medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
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journal_title:Postgraduate medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1994-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Postgraduate medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2016-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Postgraduate medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1979-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Postgraduate medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1996-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1994-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1991-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1989-09-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:Postgraduate medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1993-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Postgraduate medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1080/00325481.1989.11704454
更新日期:1989-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1994-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Postgraduate medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1992-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1979-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2005-11-01 00:00:00
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doi:10.1080/00325481.1992.11701372
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更新日期:2001-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1987-02-15 00:00:00
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doi:10.1080/00325481.1983.11697799
更新日期:1983-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1976-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2011-03-01 00:00:00