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Pruritus vs Psoriasis - What's the difference?

pruritus | psoriasis |

As nouns the difference between pruritus and psoriasis

is that pruritus is severe itching, especially of undamaged skin; caused by allergy, infection, lymphoma etc while psoriasis is a noncontagious disease whose main symptom is gray or silvery flaky patches on the skin which are red and inflamed underneath when scratched.

pruritus

English

(wikipedia pruritus)

Noun

(-)
  • (medicine) severe itching, especially of undamaged skin; caused by allergy, infection, lymphoma etc
    • ----

    psoriasis

    English

    (wikipedia psoriasis)

    Noun

  • (disease) A noncontagious disease whose main symptom is gray or silvery flaky patches on the skin which are red and inflamed underneath when scratched.

    • Derived terms

    * psoriatic

    Related terms

    * psora