Why Patients with Chronic Renal Failure Have Skin Itching (Pruritus)

Skin itching (pruritus) is a common symptoms in the advanced stage of Chronic Renal Failure. It can cause a lasting torment to them and decline their life quality greatly. Why the patients with Chronic Renal Failure have skin itching (pruritus) and how to deal with it?
In Chronic Renal Failure, with the decline in renal function, more and more metabolic toxins will accumulate in body. These toxins not only can damage the kidneys, but also can impair the other body system. When the skin is involved, the patients will have skin itching (pruritus).
In Chronic Renal Failure, the patients have water and electrolytes disturbance. As a result, the urea nitrogen and sweat deposit in the skin resulting in skin itching (pruritus). Also, the patients with Chronic Renal Failure may have secondary hyperparathyroidism, in which the calcium deposits in the skin. It can lead to intractablerefractory skin itching (pruritus) even dialysis may not relieve this symptom.
In addition, the metabolic toxins may cause sweat gland and sebaceous gland to wither. As a result, the metabolic toxins accumulate in the skin resulting in skin itching (pruritus). In severe case, the toxins concentration is high in blood. As a result, the toxins will be discharged out from the skin which also can irritate the skin. In addition, the dry skin is also a common cause of skin itching (pruritus) in Chronic Renal Failure.
For the patients with skin itching (pruritus), they can take the following measures to relieve the symptom.
1. The patients with Chronic Renal Failure should clean their skin with warm water and keep it clear.
2. Antihistaminics have effect in relieving skin itching (pruritus).
3. In the early stage of Chronic Renal Failure, the patients should take effective treatment to prevent the decline in renal function.
If you have skin itching (pruritus) or other complications of Chronic Renal Failure and want to get to know how to deal with it, you can leave a message below or send an e-mail to khkpcn@hotmail.com.