Introduction: Itching is one of the most expressed symptoms with patients suffering from psoriasis. Every patient describes the itching feeling differently and each individually assesses how much it itches. Itching worsens due to certain behaviour or a patient’s exposure to different influences. Psoriasis patients ease itching by using pharmacological and non-pharmacological ways. Patients describe itching as extremely onerous condition, which significantly affects their daily routine and relationship with other people. Aim: The aim of the paper is to present different possibilities of easing the itching with psoriasis patients. Methods: In the paper, a descriptive method with systematic literature overview was used. The databases CHINAL and Medilne (PubMed) were looked at by using remote access in Faculty of Health Sciences University in Ljubljana. Literature collection took place from January 2017 to February 2018. Time limit encompassed the articles published from the year of 2018 to 2018. Twenty-four articles have been used to present the results. The results are presented in tables according to topics: exposure to itching and the reasons for it getting worse, an evaluation scale, easing the itching with psoriasis patients, and negative effects and consequences of itching. Results: We found out that itching is usually described as burning and stabbing feeling. Patients report that itching gets worse in the winter months when the air is cold and dry, and there is a lack of exposure to the sun. The most common technique to measure itching is a visual analogue scale. A novelty in the area of easing the itching feeling with psoriasis patients are systemic remedies apremilast and ixekizumab, and TrkA kinase inhibitor CT327 as local treatment. A good therapeutic possibility is phototherapy. As a supplement to easing the itching feeling and the consequences which arise, psychological interventions, education and programme about mental supervision of itching are recommended in the research studies. It is described that with narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy the condition gets worse or itching occurs. Discussion and conclusion: Itching represents a complex and multifaceted problem that prevents the normal life of the patient. There is a visible progress in the area of easing the itching feeling with psoriasis patients as there have been several research studies published over the last decade, which brought significant findings that will help the psoriasis patients, who are in distress due to the itching feeling, to a more quality life.
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