Pooled Expertise for Targeted Evaluation and Treatment

According to the International Forum for the Study of Itch (IFSI), chronic pruritus can be classified into three categories. The etiological classification of pruritus on primarily non-lesional (IFSI II) skin can be challenging, particularly as many patients with internal medicine conditions suffer from accompanying pruritic symptoms. Practical guidance for a structured approach and a current overview of pathophysiological insights as well as topical and systemic therapeutic options are provided by the recently updated European guideline by interdisciplinary pruritus experts, which contains numerous evidence-based recommendations.