Table 2.

Pruritus features of patients enrolled in the study.

Pruritus feature	Categories	Count	%
Distribution	Single location	11	36.7
	Multiple locations	18	60.0
	Generalized	1	3.3
Severity	Without the need to scratch	6	20.0
	With the need to scratch but without excoriation	14	46.7
	Unrelieved by scratching but without excoriation	5	16.7
	Accompanied by excoriation	4	13.3
	Totally restless	1	3.3
Frequency	Four short episodes or one long episode	29	96.7
	Continuous	1	3.3
Sleep disturbances	One episode of awakening due to pruritus	2	6.7
	Two episodes of awakening due to pruritus	1	3.3