The severity of chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus may be linked with higher risks of all-cause mortality, hospitalizations, cardiovascular events and infections, data show.
“Itching is a common symptom of CKD that can significantly affect an individual’s quality of life,” Jennifer S. Scherer, MD, of the divisions of palliative care and nephology at the NYU School of Medicine, and colleagues wrote in a study. “Although the discomfort associated with [CKD-associated pruritus] CKD-aP can be significant, it is often underreported by patients and underrecognized by