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Chronic Kidney Disease-Associated Pruritus in Danish Dialysis Patients: A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Study of Prevalence, Disease Burden, and Current Treatment Practices.

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This study looked at how common itching is among people on dialysis in Denmark. It found that many patients suffer from this symptom, which can lower their quality of life. Because this was a survey, it shows a link between kidney failure and itching, but it does not prove cause and effect.

Who did this work

Larsen GØ · Kjærgaard KD · Christiansen CF · Tietze IN · Hornstrup BG · Liem YS · Bangstrup M · Rantanen JM · Uhde M · Peters CD

Source

Article · PubMed, Lifestyle and CKD · 2026 Aug 27
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42890303/