About Us:
The Task Force Pruritus is a special interest group of the European Academy for Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) formed by pruritus experts based in Europe.
Goals:
- To run a project on the level of care those affected by pruritus receive in dermatological units (practice, hospitals) and identify their needs in care and treatment.
- Conduct an epidemiological survey on the prevalence of chronic pruritus and prurigo in Europe
- Update and implement the European Guideline on Pruritus
- Apply for EU grants for clinical trials
- Support and/or organize educational courses for itch
Motivation:
Chronic pruritus, defined as itch lasting six or more weeks, is one of the most frequent complaints in dermatology. It is known to be a symptom that arises from a large variety of underlying dermatological, systemic, neurological and psychiatric disorders. Because there are so many possible causes for chronic pruritus, it is difficult for physicians to effectively treat it. The Task Force Pruritus aims to initiate projects and surveys related to symptom prevalence and patient care in an effort to fill in the blanks in this area of medicine.
Reading Materials:
PruNet EADV Short Report:
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Task Force Leaflet:
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Publications:
Pereira MP, Zeidler C, Ständer S. Clinical characteristics of chronic nodular prurigo are independent of Fitzpatrick skin type: a European prospective cross-sectional study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2022 Mar;36(3):e225-e227. doi: 10.1111/jdv.17756. Epub 2021 Oct 27.
Pereira MP, Zeidler C, Wallengren J, Halvorsen JA, Weisshaar E, Garcovich S, Misery L, Brenaut E, Şavk E, Potekaev N, Lvov A, Bobko S, Szepietowski JC, Reich A, Bozek A, Legat FJ, Metz M, Streit M, Serra-Baldrich E, Gonçalo M, Storck M, Nau T, Hoffmann V, Steinke S, Greiwe I, Dugas M, Augustin M, Ständer S. Chronic Nodular Prurigo: A European Cross-sectional Study of Patient Perspectives on Therapeutic Goals and Satisfaction. Acta Derm Venereol. 2021 Feb 17;101(2):adv00403. doi: 10.2340/00015555-3726.
Reverte M, Pereira MP, Ständer S, Misery L, Brenaut E. Caractéristiques cliniques des patients souffrant de prurigo nodularis: etude descriptive. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2020.
Pereira MP, Hoffmann V, Weisshaar E, Wallengren J, Halvorsen JA, Garcovich S, Misery L, Brenaut E, Savk E, Potekaev N, Lvov A, Bobko S, Szepietowski JC, Reich A, Bozek A, Legat FJ, Metz M, Streit M, Serra-Baldrich E, Gonçalo M, Storck M, Greiwe I, Nau T, Steinke S, Dugas M, Ständer S, Zeidler C; EPP Consensus Conference Participants 2017. Chronic Nodular Prurigo: Clinical Profile and Burden. A European Cross-sectional Study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020; 34(10): 2373-2383
Pereira MP, Zeidler C, Storck M, Agelopoulos K, Philipp-Dormston WG, Zink A, Ständer S. Challenges in Clinical Research and Care in Pruritus. Acta Derm Venereol 2020;100:adv00028.
Zeidler C, Steinke S, Riepe C, Bruland P, Soto-Rey I, Storck M, Garcovich S, Blome C, Bobko S, Legat FJ, Potekaev N, Lvov A, Misery L, Weger W, Reich A, Şavk E, Streit M, Serra-Baldrich E, Szepietowski JC, Yosipovitch G, Chen SC, Dugas M, Ständer S. Cross-European validation of the ItchyQoL in pruritic dermatoses. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2019;33:391-397.
Pereira MP, Ständer S. Measurement tools for chronic pruritus: Assessment of the symptom and associated Burden. A review. ITCH 2019;4:e29.
Pereira MP, Ständer S. How to define Chronic Prurigo. Exp Dermatol 2019;28:1455-1460.
Pereira MP, Mittal A, Ständer S. Current treatment strategies for the treatment of chronic pruritus. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2019:46:1-6.
Verweyen E, Ständer S, Kreitz K, Höben I, Osada N, Gernart M, Riepe C, Pereira MP, Blome C, Augustin M, Zeidler C. Validation of a Comprehensive Set of Pruritus Assessment Instruments: The Chronic Pruritus Tools Questionnaire PRURITOOLS. Acta Derm Venereol 2019;99:657-663.
Pereira MP, Zeidler C, Nau T, Bobko S, Evers AWM, Garcovich S, Gonçalo M, Halvorsen JA, Lambert J, Legat FJ, Leslie T, Metz M, Misery M, Nordlind K, Reich A, Schneider G, Ständer H, Streit M, Szepietowski JC, Wallengren J, Weisshaar E, Ständer S; EADV Task Force Pruritus. Position Statement: Linear prurigo is a subtype of chronic prurigo. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2019;33:263-266.
Pereira MP, Ständer S. Novel drugs for the treatment of chronic pruritus. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2018;27:981-988.
Pölking J, Zeidler C, Schedel F, Osada N, Augustin M, Metze D, Pereira MP, Yosipovitch, Bernhard JD, Ständer S. Prurigo Activity Score (PAS): Validity and Reliability of a New Instrument to Monitor Chronic Prurigo. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2018;32:1754-1760.
Pereira MP, Nau T, Zeidler C, Ständer S. Chronische Prurigo. Hautarzt 2018; 69:321-330.
Pereira MP, Basta S, Moore J, Ständer S. Prurigo nodularis: a physician survey to evaluate current perceptions of its classification, clinical experience and unmet need. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2018;32:2224-2229.
Pereira MP, Steinke S, Zeidler C, Forner C, Riepe C, Augustin M, Bobko S, Dalgard F, Elberling S, Garcovich S, Gieler U, Gonçalo M, Halvorsen JA, Leslie T, Metz M, Reich A, Savk E, Schneider G, Serra-Baldrich E, Ständer H, Streit M, Wallengren J, Weller K, Wollenberg A, Bruland P, Soto-Rey I, Storck M, Dugas M, Weisshaar E, Szepietowski JC, Legat FJ, Ständer S. EADV European Prurigo Project: Expert Consensus on the Definition, Classification and Terminology of Chronic Prurigo. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2018;32:1059-1065.
Steinke S, Zeidler C, Riepe C, Bruland P, Soto-Rey I, Storck M, Augustin M, Bobko S, Garcovich S, Legat FJ, Leslie T, Lvov A, Misery L, Osada N, Reich A, Savk E, Serra-Baldrich E, Streit M, Szepietowski JC, Weger W, Dugas M, Ständer S. Humanistic burden on chronic pruritus in patients with inflammatory dermatoses: Results of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Network on Assessment of Severity and Burden of Pruritus (PruNet) cross-sectional trial. J Am Acad Dermatol 2018;79:457-463.
Zeidler C, Tsianakas A, Pereira MP, Ständer H, Yosipovitch G, Ständer S. Chronic Prurigo nodular type – A Review. Acta Derm Venereol 2018;98:173-179.
Pereira MP, Lüling H, Dieckhöfer A, Steinke S, Zeidler C, Ständer S. Brachioradial pruritus and notalgia paresthetica: A comparative observational analysis of the clinical presentation and morphological pathologies. Acta Derm Venereol 2018;98:82-88.
Pereira MP, Steinke S, Bruland P, Ständer H, Dugas M, Augustin M, Ständer S. Management of Chronic Pruritus: From the Dermatological Office to the Specialized Itch Center. A Review. Itch 2017;2:e06.
Pereira MP, Ständer S. Chronic Pruritus: Current and Emerging Treatment Options. Drugs 2017;77:999-1007.
Ständer S, Zeidler C, Riepe C, Steinke S, Fritz F, Bruland P, Soto-Rey I, Storck M, Agner T, Augustin M, Blome C, Dalgard F, Evers AW, Garcovich S, Gonçalo M, Lambert J, Legat FJ, Leslie T, Misery L, Raap U, Reich A, Savk E, Streit M, Serra-Baldrich E, Szepietowski JC, Wallengren J, Weisshaar E, Dugas M. European EADV network on assessment of severity and burden of Pruritus (PruNet): first meeting on outcome tools. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2016;30:1144-1147.
Pereira MP, Zeidler C, Ständer S. Clinical characteristics of chronic nodular prurigo are independent of Fitzpatrick skin type: a European prospective cross-sectional study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2022 Mar;36(3):e225-e227. doi: 10.1111/jdv.17756. Epub 2021 Oct 27.
Pereira MP, Zeidler C, Wallengren J, Halvorsen JA, Weisshaar E, Garcovich S, Misery L, Brenaut E, Şavk E, Potekaev N, Lvov A, Bobko S, Szepietowski JC, Reich A, Bozek A, Legat FJ, Metz M, Streit M, Serra-Baldrich E, Gonçalo M, Storck M, Nau T, Hoffmann V, Steinke S, Greiwe I, Dugas M, Augustin M, Ständer S. Chronic Nodular Prurigo: A European Cross-sectional Study of Patient Perspectives on Therapeutic Goals and Satisfaction. Acta Derm Venereol. 2021 Feb 17;101(2):adv00403. doi: 10.2340/00015555-3726.
Reverte M, Pereira MP, Ständer S, Misery L, Brenaut E. Caractéristiques cliniques des patients souffrant de prurigo nodularis: etude descriptive. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2020.
Pereira MP, Hoffmann V, Weisshaar E, Wallengren J, Halvorsen JA, Garcovich S, Misery L, Brenaut E, Savk E, Potekaev N, Lvov A, Bobko S, Szepietowski JC, Reich A, Bozek A, Legat FJ, Metz M, Streit M, Serra-Baldrich E, Gonçalo M, Storck M, Greiwe I, Nau T, Steinke S, Dugas M, Ständer S, Zeidler C; EPP Consensus Conference Participants 2017. Chronic Nodular Prurigo: Clinical Profile and Burden. A European Cross-sectional Study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020; 34(10): 2373-2383
Pereira MP, Zeidler C, Storck M, Agelopoulos K, Philipp-Dormston WG, Zink A, Ständer S. Challenges in Clinical Research and Care in Pruritus. Acta Derm Venereol 2020;100:adv00028.
Zeidler C, Steinke S, Riepe C, Bruland P, Soto-Rey I, Storck M, Garcovich S, Blome C, Bobko S, Legat FJ, Potekaev N, Lvov A, Misery L, Weger W, Reich A, Şavk E, Streit M, Serra-Baldrich E, Szepietowski JC, Yosipovitch G, Chen SC, Dugas M, Ständer S. Cross-European validation of the ItchyQoL in pruritic dermatoses. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2019;33:391-397.
Pereira MP, Ständer S. Measurement tools for chronic pruritus: Assessment of the symptom and associated Burden. A review. ITCH 2019;4:e29.
Pereira MP, Ständer S. How to define Chronic Prurigo. Exp Dermatol 2019;28:1455-1460.
Pereira MP, Mittal A, Ständer S. Current treatment strategies for the treatment of chronic pruritus. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2019:46:1-6.
Verweyen E, Ständer S, Kreitz K, Höben I, Osada N, Gernart M, Riepe C, Pereira MP, Blome C, Augustin M, Zeidler C. Validation of a Comprehensive Set of Pruritus Assessment Instruments: The Chronic Pruritus Tools Questionnaire PRURITOOLS. Acta Derm Venereol 2019;99:657-663.
Pereira MP, Zeidler C, Nau T, Bobko S, Evers AWM, Garcovich S, Gonçalo M, Halvorsen JA, Lambert J, Legat FJ, Leslie T, Metz M, Misery M, Nordlind K, Reich A, Schneider G, Ständer H, Streit M, Szepietowski JC, Wallengren J, Weisshaar E, Ständer S; EADV Task Force Pruritus. Position Statement: Linear prurigo is a subtype of chronic prurigo. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2019;33:263-266.
Pereira MP, Ständer S. Novel drugs for the treatment of chronic pruritus. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2018;27:981-988.
Pölking J, Zeidler C, Schedel F, Osada N, Augustin M, Metze D, Pereira MP, Yosipovitch, Bernhard JD, Ständer S. Prurigo Activity Score (PAS): Validity and Reliability of a New Instrument to Monitor Chronic Prurigo. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2018;32:1754-1760.
Pereira MP, Nau T, Zeidler C, Ständer S. Chronische Prurigo. Hautarzt 2018; 69:321-330.
Pereira MP, Basta S, Moore J, Ständer S. Prurigo nodularis: a physician survey to evaluate current perceptions of its classification, clinical experience and unmet need. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2018;32:2224-2229.
Pereira MP, Steinke S, Zeidler C, Forner C, Riepe C, Augustin M, Bobko S, Dalgard F, Elberling S, Garcovich S, Gieler U, Gonçalo M, Halvorsen JA, Leslie T, Metz M, Reich A, Savk E, Schneider G, Serra-Baldrich E, Ständer H, Streit M, Wallengren J, Weller K, Wollenberg A, Bruland P, Soto-Rey I, Storck M, Dugas M, Weisshaar E, Szepietowski JC, Legat FJ, Ständer S. EADV European Prurigo Project: Expert Consensus on the Definition, Classification and Terminology of Chronic Prurigo. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2018;32:1059-1065.
Steinke S, Zeidler C, Riepe C, Bruland P, Soto-Rey I, Storck M, Augustin M, Bobko S, Garcovich S, Legat FJ, Leslie T, Lvov A, Misery L, Osada N, Reich A, Savk E, Serra-Baldrich E, Streit M, Szepietowski JC, Weger W, Dugas M, Ständer S. Humanistic burden on chronic pruritus in patients with inflammatory dermatoses: Results of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Network on Assessment of Severity and Burden of Pruritus (PruNet) cross-sectional trial. J Am Acad Dermatol 2018;79:457-463.
Zeidler C, Tsianakas A, Pereira MP, Ständer H, Yosipovitch G, Ständer S. Chronic Prurigo nodular type – A Review. Acta Derm Venereol 2018;98:173-179.
Pereira MP, Lüling H, Dieckhöfer A, Steinke S, Zeidler C, Ständer S. Brachioradial pruritus and notalgia paresthetica: A comparative observational analysis of the clinical presentation and morphological pathologies. Acta Derm Venereol 2018;98:82-88.
Pereira MP, Steinke S, Bruland P, Ständer H, Dugas M, Augustin M, Ständer S. Management of Chronic Pruritus: From the Dermatological Office to the Specialized Itch Center. A Review. Itch 2017;2:e06.
Pereira MP, Ständer S. Chronic Pruritus: Current and Emerging Treatment Options. Drugs 2017;77:999-1007.
Ständer S, Zeidler C, Riepe C, Steinke S, Fritz F, Bruland P, Soto-Rey I, Storck M, Agner T, Augustin M, Blome C, Dalgard F, Evers AW, Garcovich S, Gonçalo M, Lambert J, Legat FJ, Leslie T, Misery L, Raap U, Reich A, Savk E, Streit M, Serra-Baldrich E, Szepietowski JC, Wallengren J, Weisshaar E, Dugas M. European EADV network on assessment of severity and burden of Pruritus (PruNet): first meeting on outcome tools. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2016;30:1144-1147.
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