Reich Adam, Trybucka Katarzyna, Tracinska Anna, Samotij Dominik, Jasiuk Blazej, Srama Marek, Szepietowski Jacek C
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University, Ul. Chalubinskiego 1, Wroclaw, Poland.
Acta Derm Venereol. 2008;88(1):38-42. doi: 10.2340/00015555-0355.
Patients with acne often scratch their lesions. As scratching is also a part of the response to pruritic stimuli, this study aimed to determine whether itching accompanies acne. A total of 108 teenagers (mean age 15.8+/-1.8 years) with acne were included in the study. All participants completed a specially designed questionnaire on demographic and clinical data. Itching accompanying acne lesions was noted in half of the patients, including 15 (13.8%) teenagers reporting pruritus at the time of examination and 39 (36.1%) who reported experiencing itching in the past. Itching episodes were of short duration in most subjects (<1 min: 51.9%; up to 10 min: 38.9%) and occurred infrequently (several times a week: 24.5%; at least once a month: 30.2%; less than once a month: 37.7%). However, 31.5% of patients reported that they had used medical treatment to reduce itching due to acne lesions. We conclude that itching of mild to moderate severity is a relatively common concomitant symptom of acne lesions.
痤疮患者经常搔抓其皮损。由于搔抓也是对瘙痒刺激反应的一部分，本研究旨在确定痤疮是否伴有瘙痒。共有108名患有痤疮的青少年（平均年龄15.8±1.8岁）纳入本研究。所有参与者均完成了一份关于人口统计学和临床数据的专门设计的问卷。半数患者的痤疮皮损伴有瘙痒，其中15名（13.8%）青少年在检查时报告有瘙痒，39名（36.1%）报告过去曾有瘙痒经历。大多数受试者的瘙痒发作持续时间较短（<1分钟：51.9%；长达10分钟：38.9%）且发作频率较低（每周数次：24.5%；每月至少一次：30.2%；每月少于一次：37.7%）。然而，31.5%的患者报告他们曾使用药物治疗以减轻痤疮皮损引起的瘙痒。我们得出结论，轻至中度瘙痒是痤疮皮损相对常见的伴随症状。
