Pruritus and Prurigo

Pruritus noun - An intense itching sensation that can have various causes (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.).

Prurigo and pruritus are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Prurigo" with "Pruritus", this nouns are similar.

Prurigo noun - Chronic inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by blister capped papules and intense itching.

Pruritus and prurigo are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Pruritus" with "Prurigo", this nouns are similar.