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Ocular pruritus

MedGen UID:
472882
•Concept ID:
C0022281
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Itching of eye; Itchy eye; Itchy eyes; Ocular itch
SNOMED CT: Itching of eye (74776002); Itchy eye (74776002)
 
HPO: HP:0033841

Definition

Pruritus is an itch or a sensation that makes a person want to scratch. This term refers to an abnormally increased sensation of itching in the region of the eye. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVOcular pruritus

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Dupilumab-Associated Adverse Events During Treatment of Allergic Diseases.
Kychygina A, Cassagne M, Tauber M, Galiacy S, Paul C, Fournié P, Simon M
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2022 Jun;62(3):519-533. Epub 2022 Mar 11 doi: 10.1007/s12016-022-08934-0. PMID: 35275334
Efficacy and tolerability of newer antihistamines in the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis.
Bielory L, Lien KW, Bigelsen S
Drugs 2005;65(2):215-28. doi: 10.2165/00003495-200565020-00004. PMID: 15631542

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Allergy and Asthma: Allergic Rhinitis and Allergic Conjunctivitis.
Mehta R
FP Essent 2018 Sep;472:11-15. PMID: 30152668
Seasonal allergic rhinitis.
Leung AK, Hon KL
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2008 Nov;2(3):175-85. doi: 10.2174/187221308786241965. PMID: 19076007
Efficacy and safety of levocetirizine in seasonal allergic rhinitis.
Leynadier F, Mees K, Arendt C, Pinelli ME
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg 2001;55(4):305-12. PMID: 11859651
Cetirizine for seasonal allergic rhinitis in children aged 2-6 years. A double-blind comparison with placebo.
Allegra L, Paupe J, Wieseman HG, Baelde Y
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 1993 Aug;4(3):157-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.1993.tb00085.x. PMID: 8220804
Perennial nonallergic rhinitis: a retrospective review.
Enberg RN
Ann Allergy 1989 Dec;63(6 Pt 1):513-6. PMID: 2480728

Diagnosis

Dupilumab-Associated Adverse Events During Treatment of Allergic Diseases.
Kychygina A, Cassagne M, Tauber M, Galiacy S, Paul C, Fournié P, Simon M
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2022 Jun;62(3):519-533. Epub 2022 Mar 11 doi: 10.1007/s12016-022-08934-0. PMID: 35275334
Rhinitis in the Elderly.
Baptist AP, Nyenhuis S
Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 2016 May;36(2):343-57. Epub 2016 Mar 4 doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2015.12.010. PMID: 27083107Free PMC Article
Seasonal and perennial allergic conjunctivitis.
Wong AH, Barg SS, Leung AK
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2014;8(2):139-53. doi: 10.2174/1872213x08666140704113452. PMID: 25000933
Efficacy and safety of levocetirizine in seasonal allergic rhinitis.
Leynadier F, Mees K, Arendt C, Pinelli ME
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg 2001;55(4):305-12. PMID: 11859651
Perennial nonallergic rhinitis: a retrospective review.
Enberg RN
Ann Allergy 1989 Dec;63(6 Pt 1):513-6. PMID: 2480728

Therapy

Dupilumab-Associated Adverse Events During Treatment of Allergic Diseases.
Kychygina A, Cassagne M, Tauber M, Galiacy S, Paul C, Fournié P, Simon M
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2022 Jun;62(3):519-533. Epub 2022 Mar 11 doi: 10.1007/s12016-022-08934-0. PMID: 35275334
Seasonal allergic rhinitis.
Leung AK, Hon KL
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2013 Sep;7(3):187-201. doi: 10.2174/1872213x113079990022. PMID: 23829414
Seasonal allergic rhinitis.
Leung AK, Hon KL
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2008 Nov;2(3):175-85. doi: 10.2174/187221308786241965. PMID: 19076007
Efficacy and safety of levocetirizine in seasonal allergic rhinitis.
Leynadier F, Mees K, Arendt C, Pinelli ME
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg 2001;55(4):305-12. PMID: 11859651
Double-blind comparison of cetirizine and placebo in the treatment of seasonal rhinitis.
Falliers CJ, Brandon ML, Buchman E, Connell JT, Dockhorn R, Leese PT, Miller J, Wasserman SI, Zeterberg JM, Altman R
Ann Allergy 1991 Mar;66(3):257-62. PMID: 1672494

Prognosis

Dupilumab-Associated Adverse Events During Treatment of Allergic Diseases.
Kychygina A, Cassagne M, Tauber M, Galiacy S, Paul C, Fournié P, Simon M
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2022 Jun;62(3):519-533. Epub 2022 Mar 11 doi: 10.1007/s12016-022-08934-0. PMID: 35275334
Validation of the allergic rhinitis treatment satisfaction and preference scale.
Turner RR, Testa MA, Hayes JF, Su M
Allergy Asthma Proc 2013 Nov-Dec;34(6):551-7. Epub 2013 Sep 27 doi: 10.2500/aap.2013.34.3715. PMID: 24079817
Characteristics of patients with respiratory allergy in France and factors influencing immunotherapy prescription: a prospective observational study (REALIS).
Migueres M, Fontaine JF, Haddad T, Grosclaude M, Saint-Martin F, Bem David D, Crestani B
Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2011 Apr-Jun;24(2):387-400. doi: 10.1177/039463201102400212. PMID: 21658313
Double-blind comparison of cetirizine and placebo in the treatment of seasonal rhinitis.
Falliers CJ, Brandon ML, Buchman E, Connell JT, Dockhorn R, Leese PT, Miller J, Wasserman SI, Zeterberg JM, Altman R
Ann Allergy 1991 Mar;66(3):257-62. PMID: 1672494

Clinical prediction guides

Dupilumab-Associated Adverse Events During Treatment of Allergic Diseases.
Kychygina A, Cassagne M, Tauber M, Galiacy S, Paul C, Fournié P, Simon M
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2022 Jun;62(3):519-533. Epub 2022 Mar 11 doi: 10.1007/s12016-022-08934-0. PMID: 35275334
Efficacy and safety of levocetirizine in seasonal allergic rhinitis.
Leynadier F, Mees K, Arendt C, Pinelli ME
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg 2001;55(4):305-12. PMID: 11859651
Cetirizine/pseudoephedrine.
Wellington K, Jarvis B
Drugs 2001;61(15):2231-40; discussion 2241-2. doi: 10.2165/00003495-200161150-00009. PMID: 11772135
Cetirizine for seasonal allergic rhinitis in children aged 2-6 years. A double-blind comparison with placebo.
Allegra L, Paupe J, Wieseman HG, Baelde Y
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 1993 Aug;4(3):157-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.1993.tb00085.x. PMID: 8220804
Double-blind comparison of cetirizine and placebo in the treatment of seasonal rhinitis.
Falliers CJ, Brandon ML, Buchman E, Connell JT, Dockhorn R, Leese PT, Miller J, Wasserman SI, Zeterberg JM, Altman R
Ann Allergy 1991 Mar;66(3):257-62. PMID: 1672494

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