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senile pruritus

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pruritus /pru·ri·tus/ (proo-ri´tus) itching.prurit´ic
pruritus a´ni  intense chronic itching in the anal region.
pruritus hiema´lis  xerotic eczema.
senile pruritus , pruritus seni´lis itching in the aged, possibly due to dryness of the skin.
uremic pruritus  generalized itching associated with chronic renal failure and not attributable to other internal or skin disease.
pruritus vul´vae  intense itching of the female external genitals.

senile pruritus
n.
Itching associated with degenerative changes that occur in aging skin.


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