Clinically, body itching is usually not used as a criterion to determine the severity of liver disease, and usually needs to be combined with other clinical symptoms and laboratory tests, imaging tests and other comprehensive judgment.
Itchy body may be caused by physiological reasons, such as dry, unclean skin; skin diseases, such as eczema, dermatophytosis, and so on, and may also be caused by liver and gallbladder diseases. However, not all patients with liver and gallbladder diseases will have body itching. Body itching usually occurs when cholestasis occurs, but it cannot be used as a criterion to determine the severity of liver disease.
When cholestasis occurs, bile acid salts will be deposited on the skin to stimulate the skin sensory nerve endings, so that the patient has the body itchy skin manifestations, but generally not as a criterion for judging the severity of liver disease. When itching occurs, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time, and the doctor needs to combine with other clinical symptoms and laboratory tests, imaging tests, etc. to make a comprehensive judgment.