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PN cohort contained no record of PN in eight quarters before the index quarter and was followed up for eight quarters (unless deceased). Benchmark cohort without PN was calculated using direct standardization and 1:1 matching to PN cohort.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Out of 4,536,002 insured patients, 2309 incident patients with PN were identified and matched to the benchmark cohort out of 3,018,382 patients without PN. Patients were mostly between 45 and 80\u2009years when diagnosed with PN. Higher comorbidity rates were reported for PN than benchmark, with a rising disease burden at follow\u2010up. Most patients with PN (91.3%) were diagnosed outpatient and had &gt;50% more outpatient visits than the benchmark cohort. Hospitalization rates were higher in PN (53.9%) versus benchmark (35.1%), yielding twice longer mean hospital stays for PN (12\u2009days) compared to benchmark (6\u2009days) (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). The most common initial therapy for patients with PN was topical corticosteroids (47.6%); \u226510% of patients were treated with antidepressants, antihistamines or systemic corticosteroids. Therapy rates were higher for PN compared to benchmark (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Mean initial costs were twofold higher in PN versus benchmark for outpatient, inpatient and drugs. 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