Possible causes of Skin itching
33 conditions can cause this symptom. Most common are listed first.
- Allergic reaction Common Urgent Pediatric
- Atopic dermatitis (eczema) Common Pediatric
- Head lice Common Pediatric
- Poison ivy (poison oak, poison sumac) Common Pediatric
- Pubic lice Common
- Scabies Common Pediatric
- Shingles (herpes zoster) Common
- Tinea (fungal skin infection) Common Pediatric
- Urticaria (hives) Common Pediatric
- Hodgkin's disease
- Lymphoma (lymph node cancer)
- Renal failure, chronic (kidney failure)
- Acne (pimples)
- Bacterial vaginosis (vaginal infection)
- Candida albicans (yeast infection)
- Cellulitis (skin infection)
- Contact dermatitis (contact skin irritation)
- Cutaneous larva migrans
- Drug reaction
- Hepatitis (liver inflammation)
- Herpes simplex infection
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Insect bite
- Lichen planus (chronic skin inflammation)
- Lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus)
- Pityriasis rosea (inflammatory skin rash)
- Psoriasis
- Renal failure, acute (sudden kidney failure) Urgent
- Sebaceous cyst
- Sexually transmitted disease (STD)
- Swimmer's itch (cercarial dermatitis) Pediatric
- Vaginal yeast (fungal) infection
- Vaginitis (vaginal infection inflammation)