PRURIGO NODULARIS A POSSIBLE RELATIONSHIP TO ATOPY

Abstract

ABSTRACT The possible relationship between prurigo nodularis and atopy was studied revealing that prurigo nodularis occurs more readily in atopics. Our results suggest that some prurigo nodularis is associated with an atopic background in pathogenesis. We speculate that patients with atopy are more sensitive to insect bites or other scratch‐provoking triggers which often leads to intensive scratching resulting in the verrucous appearance of the eruption.