Scratch Marks - due to severe itch - pruritus - are prominent in patients with obstructive or cholestatic jaundice.
This is commonly the presenting feature of primary biliary cirrhosis before any other signs are apparent. The mechanism is thought to be retention of an unknown substance that is normally excreted in the bile.
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