My mother has been suffering from extreme itching on her skin for the past 1 yr. Nobody has been able to diagnose her condition. Every doctor we go to give us lotions or external medicine that does not help. She had wysolone for 2 months that did not help. Docs have given her anti fungal, anti parasite cream but none have helped. She doesn't even sleep at night due to itching. She has been a patient of rheumatoid arthritis for 20 yrs. Her skin has no external signs of any kind. Please somebody help us. We are desperately waiting for a cure. Doctors always go for steroids but they do not help. Her skin is very clear but itching is unbearable. She has been taking methotrexate and other related arthritis medications for past 10 years or so. Please help us.

Dr. Jolly ShahDermatologist21yrs exp

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Itching is a normal body response to protect us from harmful external substances or parasites such as insect bites. There are many possible causes but for some people with pruritus no obvious cause can be found. Pruritus may be localised to one area or generalised over the skin. Most common cause of itching is dry skin. �It may also be caused by medicines or by internal diseases affecting the body. When pruritus occurs due to an internal disorder, we have to treat the disorder first as most of the time it will cure the itching as well. If the itching started after you started taking� particular food items then prick test can be done to find the cause of allergy. A few general measures like avoid scratching the affecting area, applying cold compresses go a long way in reducing the itching. Avoid using any over the counter anti itch creams as they may increase your problem moisturizers if they are not suitable to your skin type.  

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