Table 1. Medical Conditions Reported to Cause Paresthesia and Pruritus (Hinkle 2000) And

Table 1. Medical conditions reported to cause paresthesia and pruritus (Hinkle 2000) and delusional infestation (Freudenmann & Lepping 2008).

Paresthesia Pruritus Delusional Condition (crawling, (itch) Infestation pinching, tingling) AIDS1, 14 Alcoholism14 Anemia1 Autoimmune disease1 Brain stem and thalamus atrophy12 Carbon monoxide2, 14 Carcinoma1 Cholestasis1 Cirrhosis1 Dementia12 Diabetes mellitus1, 11 Drug abuse (amphetamines, opioids)11 Fluoride poisoning3 Heavy metal toxicity4, 11 Hemochromatosis1, 13 Hepatic disease1 Hyperthyroidism1, 11 Hypoglycemia5, 11 Hypothyroidism1, 11 Lupus6, 14 Lymphoma7 Medications11 Menopause11 Multiple sclerosis8, 11 Neoplasia1 Niacin overdose9 Parkinson’s Disease12 Rheumatoid arthritis10 Uremia1, 14 Drug induced Pernicious anemia11 Peripheral neuropathy11 Stroke12 11 Vitamin B1,5,6 deficiencies

1Phillips 1992 2Levit 1995 3Arnow et al. 1994 4Kazantzis 1978 5Sacerdote 1987 6Kapadia & Haroon 1996 7Blum & Katz 1990 8Ostermann & Westerberg 1975 9Lyell 1983 10Scherbenske et al. 1989 11Sharif-Alhoseini et al. 2012 12Freudenmann & Lepping 2009 13Gilchrest 1982