The following symptoms and complaints may occur with pruritus senilis (pruritus senilis):
- Erythema (areal redness of the skin).
- Xeroderma (dry skin)
- Papules (skin nodules)
In old age itch easily sebaceous gland-poor body regions (arms, esp. upper arms and legs, esp. lower legs).
Warning signs (red flags)
- Initial manifestation (first illness) of florid (“flaring”) eczema in elderly patients
- Persistent fever – think of leukemia (blood cancer) or lymphoma (malignant disease originating in the lymphatic system)
- Lymphadenopathy (lymph node enlargement).
- Hepatomegaly (liver enlargement)
- Splenomegaly (spleen enlargement)
