Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Aquagenic Pruritus among Medical and Pharmacy Students in Lomé (Togo)

Table 1

Aquagenic pruritus characteristics.

Characteristics	n	Percentage (%)
How often (at which frequency) do you itch yourself after the bath?
Sometimes	95	73, 6
Often	21	16, 3
Rarely	13	10, 1
When (in which moment) do you feel AP sensation?
In the bath	1	0, 8
Just after the bath	89	69, 0
The minutes following the bath	39	30, 2
How do you qualify this sensation?
Itching/pruritus	78	60.5
Tickling	49	38.0
Stinging/burning	2	1.5
In which part of your body occurs AP?
All the body	71	55.0
Chest	22	17.1
Limbs	36	27.9
Hand palms/foot palms	0	0.0
Does the duration of scratching depend on duration of the bath?
Yes	23	17.8
No	106	82.2
What other daily habits can trigger this same sensation as after bathing?
Be/stay in rain	71	55.0
Sweating	53	41.1
Swimming	18	13.9
Do you fear bathing because of AP?
Yes	26	20.2
No	103	79.8
Do you reduce your bath time/duration because of AP?
Yes	34	26.4
No	95	73.6
Which habits/precautions reduce your AP?
Bath with lukewarm/warm water	38	29.5
Ointment/cream application after bathing	35	27.1
Reducing the bath number per day	26	20.1
Quickly get dressed/wearing clothes	16	12.4
Bath without sponge/net	16	12.4
Taking drugs	14	10.9
Nothing	45	34.9

Mentholated ointment/cream.