Aquagenic Pruritus: Epidemiological And Clinical Features In Abidjan (Côte D'ivoire)

Abstract

Aquagenic pruritus (AP) is the appearance of itching
after contact with water [1]. This pruritus can
sometimes affect the qualityof a patient's life. Because
to have a bath is a daily act in life. It can be found in
certainpathologieswhicharedermatological[2, 3, 4]or
non dermatological [5-13]. There may be no obvious
cause, so it is an aquagenic idiopathic pruritus. The
mechanism is poorly understood. In 2010, at
Dermatology service of CHU Treichville in Abidjan,
out 3973 consultations, 25 complained of itchlng after
bath; giving 0.62% prevalence. The frequency in
dermatological consultation is below the real figure
because most often health care providers are
approached bya close friend to tender a complain that
feel uncomfotable after bath.

The diagnostic is easy but the prescribed treatments are not always effective. No
study on aquagenic pruritus has been done in Ivory
Coast.To answerthesequestions,we conducteda
study which aims to describe the epidemiogical,
etiological, clinical,andtherapeutic featuresofAP.