Review Article

Pruritus in Female Patients

Table 1

Frequent pruritic dermatoses during different age groups.

PrepubertalReproductive agePostmenopausal

Atopic dermatitisAtopic dermatitis (LF)
Allergic contact dermatitisAllergic contact dermatitis (LF)
Irritant contact dermatitisIrritant contact dermatitisIrritant contact dermatitis
PsoriasisPsoriasisPsoriasis
Lichen sclerosusLichen sclerosus (LF)Lichen sclerosus
Streptococcal infection Vulvovaginal candidiasis
Lichen simplex Lichen simplex
Atrophic vulvovaginitis

LF: less frequent than in the other age groups.