Diverse age-incidence patterns of atopic sensitization in an unselected Finnish population up to 12 years

Atopic dermatitis and concomitant disease patterns in children up to two years of age.

There are few prospective studies of atopic dermatitis and co-existing diseases such as respiratory infections in children up to 2 years of age. Using annual questionnaires, we studied the cumulative incidence of atopic dermatitis and concomitant symptoms indicating other atopic diseases and respiratory infections in 0-2-year-old children in a prospective birth cohort of 4089 children. We found...

Management of atopic eczema in children aged up to 12 years: summary of NICE guidance.

Introduction of complementary foods in infancy and atopic sensitization at the age of 5 years: timing and food diversity in a Finnish birth cohort.

OBJECTIVE To study the associations between timing and diversity of introduction of complementary foods during infancy and atopic sensitization in 5-year-old children. METHODS In the Finnish DIPP (type 1 diabetes prediction and prevention) birth cohort (n = 3781), data on the timing of infant feeding were collected up to the age of 2 years and serum IgE antibodies toward four food and four in...

Pre- and post-natal exposure to antibiotics and the development of eczema, recurrent wheezing and atopic sensitization in children up to the age of 4 years.

BACKGROUND Little data are available on the relationship between indirect antibiotic exposure of the child in utero or during lactation and allergic diseases. On the other hand, several studies have been conducted on the association with direct post-natal antibiotic exposure, but the results are conflicting. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate pre- and post-natal antibiotic exp...

Prevalence of allergic sensitization versus allergic rhinitis symptoms in an unselected population.

BACKGROUND Allergic rhinitis (AR) is the most common allergic disorder and its prevalence has significantly increased worldwide, nowadays affecting up to 40% of the population in young adults. The objective of the present survey was to evaluate the prevalence of allergic sensitization and the prevalence of clinically diagnosed AR in a sample of the Belgian population, and to estimate the effect...