Brachioradial pruritus. (severe itching on forearms and neck, no rash).

I have precisely these symptoms (severe itch, no rash) and definitely worse at night. Noticed first on my upper arms though - and was going through menopause so just assumed it was due to hot flashes. Twenty years later it is clearly along the brachioradial pathway and recent x-rays and treatments reveal a lot of issues going on at the C-4 to C-6 vertebrae. But I had not put this neck condition together with UV exposure. Now living in FL it makes absolute sense to me that this is the condition. Grateful to all the postings of things folks have tried. Ice gives immediate relief but is obviously not practical as a cure. I just had a hip replaced and noticed the itch disappeared- perhaps due to the medication but I suspect it had a lot to do with the level of relaxation my muscles finally received - and the hydration of fluids - and the lack of uv light I was exposed in the first 2 weeks of recovery. Now 12 weeks out it's back with a vengeance - and intense sun here in Florida. So I will be following up now to explore treatments and really appreciate any studies people can share to help inform my practitioners of this condition that clearly many people suffer in silence with. Oh - to get back those years of just enduring it! The "OMT" treatments are my first choice (gentle manipulation by a DO practitioner) as I have not found a chiropractor I trust here, and with osteoporosis now too I want to go the gentle route. I have been for over a year now learning to recognize "nerve pain" and damage - and there are many very gentle methods for nurturing the nerve fibers and restoring blood flow and relaxing them. Will post again when I find something that directly correlates to improvement. Cheers to all those who found relief!!!! There is hope!

I have precisely these symptoms (severe itch, no rash) and definitely worse at night. Noticed first on my upper arms though - and was going through menopause so just assumed it was due to hot flashes. Twenty years later it is clearly along the brachioradial pathway and recent x-rays and treatments reveal a lot of issues going on at the C-4 to C-6 vertebrae. But I had not put this neck condition together with UV exposure. Now living in FL it makes absolute sense to me that this is the condition. Grateful to all the postings of things folks have tried. Ice gives immediate relief but is obviously not practical as a cure. I just had a hip replaced and noticed the itch disappeared- perhaps due to the medication but I suspect it had a lot to do with the level of relaxation my muscles finally received - and the hydration of fluids - and the lack of uv light I was exposed in the first 2 weeks of recovery. Now 12 weeks out it's back with a vengeance - and intense sun here in Florida. So I will be following up now to explore treatments and really appreciate any studies people can share to help inform my practitioners of this condition that clearly many people suffer in silence with. Oh - to get back those years of just enduring it! The "OMT" treatments are my first choice (gentle manipulation by a DO practitioner) as I have not found a chiropractor I trust here, and with osteoporosis now too I want to go the gentle route. I have been for over a year now learning to recognize "nerve pain" and damage - and there are many very gentle methods for nurturing the nerve fibers and restoring blood flow and relaxing them. Will post again when I find something that directly correlates to improvement. Cheers to all those who found relief!!!! There is hope!

Well my primary (shes fairly new, moved here recently ) said it's simple as a pinched nerve in the neck. I went to many dermatologists for 30 years, all worthless. I have given up. Like everything in my medical history of now 12 diseases and syndromes and 4 rare diseases several I have had to self diagnose. After years of research found this on this website.

The itch started about in 1997. The bouts were in in August only and lasted for about a week each year until about 2005. There were no bumps or anything visual on my forearm. From what I recall, it was only on one of my forearms at a time at first. I went to my doctor at the time who thought I was nuts. He biopsied me twice with no results. During the years I have seen many dermatologist who have just prescribed anti-itch cream's which do nothing. In the last 10 years the itch has lasted for months at a time showing bumps of all varieties as mentioned in the reports that I've seen about this disease from scaly to bleeding. In about 2012 or 13, I finally went to see a dermatologist at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville. He diagnosed my itch as most likely BRP. He prescribed a compund to apply 4 times a day in a wrap, a good moisturizer, and anti-itching cream. I did that diligently for a long time. I even had to get another order of the compound. None of that worked. Sorry to say. Then about two years later the itch went away completely for about two whole years maybe longer. I just couldn't believe it and I was so happy and I thought I was cured. I have no idea what I did to make this happen. The doctor at the mayo clinic said that the itch was most likely from sun exposure and nerve ending damage. of course I stopped going out in the sun and when I did I completely covered up which I am still doing. Last night I finally past out with a freezing cold ice pack on my forearm.
This bout of itching has lasted a year now. The first six months the itch was on my right forearm only. That went away completely. As it subsided on my right forearm, the itch started on my left and has continued there.