PRURITIC DERMATOSES IN CERTAIN PARASITOSIS. THE USE OF CRYOGENIC THERAPY IN COMBINED TREATMENT

Pruritic dermatosis is chronic persistent processes. The principal symptom is tormenting itchy sensation excruciating for patients affected. Medical treatment is often ineffective. Itchy skin may be caused by parasite invasions. Whether external or endogenic, they are highly toxic, which is important in pathogenesis. Therefore, it is necessary to exclude parasitosis in patients with itchy skin. Intoxications and allergic reactions caused by polypragmasy are also capable to cause itching. In total, 64 patients were examined. They underwent histocoprological analysis for helminthic infections. Of them, 41 patients were found to have mono- and polyinvasions and abnormal intestinal macro- and microbiome, which required specific therapy. In 13 patients, the cause was polypharmacotherapy. General cryogenic therapy was applied in 12 patients with generalized itching. Exposure of skin parasites to extreme law temperatures discontinues their life cycle. The effects of general cryogenic treatment result in itching elimination, reduced inflammation, pain attenuation and wound healing. The skin is an informative organ showing therapeutic efficacy when properly treated. Application of general cryogenic treatment as an etiologically focused method is especially prescribed against external parasite infections (such as scabies, dirofilariasis, Morgellons disease).