Epidemiology of Prurigo Nodularis compared with Psoriasis in Germany: A Claims Database Analysis

• Main Authors: Sonja Ständer (Author), Miriam Ketz (Author), Nils Kossack (Author), Divine Akumo (Author), Marc Pignot (Author), Sylvie Gabriel (Author), Rajeev Chavda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Prurigo nodularis is an itchy skin disease with unknown epidemiology. This study aimed to describe the epidemiology of prurigo nodularis compared with that of psoriasis. The German sickness fund claims database, with 2,783,175 continuously insured patients, included 1,720 patients diagnosed with pru...