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The common "itch" or desire to scratch oneself (Latin:pruritus) happens to every living animal. It is not specifically caused or triggerred by anorexia or any other eating disorder.
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Anorexia is a cause of weight loss?
No. Anorexia is severe underweight. It has several causes, often psychological, but is not a cause itself.
What is pruritus?
Pruritus is quite simply itchy skin. Pruritus can be a part of skin diseases, internal disorders, or due to faulty processing of the itch sensation within the nervous system. Causes of pruritus Pruritus may be caused by a number of conditions such as contact dermatitis (an allergic skin reaction to something such as poison ivy, perfume, soap, etc.), urticaria (hives), varicella virus (chicken pox, shingles), eczema, dry skin, parasitic infections (ringworm, scabies). More serious causes include hepatitis (due to the accumulation of bile salts beneath the skin), hyper- and hypothyroidism and iron deficiency anemia.
What are the causes of super skinny people?
THERE ARE MANY CAUSES THE MOST RELIABLE CAUSE IS ANOREXIA!!
Is Anorexia a Social Issue?
While there are personal or internal causes, anorexia is seen to be largely influenced and negatively caused by society.
What severe eating disorder causes people to refuse to eat?
Anorexia
What can anorexia cause?
Anorexia causes malnutrition and all of the symptoms that it brings, including hair loss, fatigue, skin discoloration, and nerve damage.
What are the signs of pruritus?
The signs of pruritus are usually and most likely immediate. Some of the signs of the condition known as pruritus are unusual skin itching when the skin has come into contact with any kind of water.
What is a conditioning of itching?
pruritus
Why is Benzalkonium Chloride a banned substance in nebuliser solutions?
It is a banned substance in nebulizers because it causes broncospasms in children. This produces a burning sensation, cough, and pruritus.
What is the medical term for contagious parasitic infection with intense pruritus?
The medical term for a contagious parasitic infection with intense pruritus is scabies. It is caused by the Sarcoptes scabiei mite, which burrows into the skin and causes itching and rash. Prompt treatment with medications prescribed by a healthcare provider is necessary to eliminate the infestation.
What causes anorexia nervesa?
Anorexia Nervesa is caused when someone thinks that they are too fat (Someone who needs to be thin) so they basicly starve themselves in order to be thin.
What are the symptoms and causes of meningoencephalitis?
headache, fever, convulsions, anorexia, altered level of consciousness.
