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Dermatology

Beyond the Visible: The Cumulative Burden of Prurigo Nodularis

Professor Matthias Augustin emphaizes that prurigo nodularis is a chronic systemic disease with a significant and multifaceted burden, encompassing both visible skin manifestations and hidden psychosocial and physical comorbidities.
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Learning objectives

  • Highlight the comprehensive disease burden of prurigo nodularis, encompassing both its visible skin manifestations and hidden psychosocial and systemic comorbidities
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patient burdenchronic inflammationchronic prurituscoexisting diseasestype 2 inflammation
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Dermatology

Matthias Augustin

MD

Director, Institute and German Center for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing IVDP

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Matthias Augustin

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