10 Uremia Symptoms
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Severe Itching
When the kidneys begin to fail, waste accumulates in the blood. This may cause a person to experience itching. It may affect particular parts of the body, or it may occur over the entire body.
The itching may also feel as though it's under the skin, creating a sense something is crawling underneath the surface. Certain medications that work like neurotransmitters, such as gabapentin, may offer some relief to the itching associated with kidney disease.4‘Uraemic Pruritus. Uraemic Pruritus | DermNet NZ, dermnetnz.org/topics/uraemic-pruritus/
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