TABLE 2.

Example descriptions of physical consequences of itchiness from atopic dermatitis

DESCRIPTION	QUOTE
Bleeding	“On my mom, it comes and goes. It’s different every single day, but the days where it’s worse is when the bleeding will occur.”
Bumps	“I itch everywhere all the time; except I itch a lot more when I'm going to get these bumps coming up.”
Scabbing	“So she has really itchy skin; that is our first sign and then she breaks out in a rash. So right now, it’s on her arms, uhm, and from her itching it turns into like an open wound, then scab over it, bleeds and it takes months to heal. It looks like a rash basically on her arms"
Scaly	“when it is flaring up, it will itch, and when it’s backing off, the skin gets really scaly and it itches, takes a long time for the skin to smooth out again. I mean it’s like a crocodile skin,”
Scratching	“I know different medication techniques and things, and nothing works until you scratch it. And [it’s] not always the most sightly thing to do when you’re [in] public looking like a monkey, uhmm, but it gets pretty unbearable sometimes […] there is no relief and the only relief is pain in a way”
Sores	“Although the last year or so, I’ve started to get it on my scalp which is not fun at all ‘cause my head’s always itchy […]. It looks like dandruff. It’s dead skin, but it looks like.... Well, I guess that’s probably what dandruff is anyway [people laugh]. It’s, like, not regular dandruff. […] It’s because I’m itchin’ it, you know. And, I get sores on my head now,”