Atopic dermatitis and breastfeeding.

Breastfeeding and risk of atopic dermatitis, by parental history of allergy, during the first 18 months of life.

The role of breastfeeding in allergic diseases remains controversial. The authors studied the association between breastfeeding and development of atopic dermatitis during the first 18 months of life among children with and without a parental history of allergy. A cohort study of 15,430 mother-child pairs enrolled in The Danish National Birth Cohort was carried out between 1998 and 2000. Data o...

Update: Can breastfeeding and maternal diet prevent atopic dermatitis?

4. Probiotics, breastfeeding and atopic eczema

This article focuses on several aspects as follows; the relationship between permeability of the gastrointestinal tract and atopic eczema, probiotics and eczema, probiotics and the immune system in the gastrointestinal tract, breastfeeding and immunomodulation, and the relation between breastfeeding and the development of atopic eczema. It is concluded that there is evidence that some probiotic...

Prevalence of allergic diseases and their association with breastfeeding and initiation of complementary feeding in school-age children of Ciudad Guzmán, Mexico.

INTRODUCTION The effect that breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices have on the prevalence of allergic diseases has shown inconsistent results. OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of breastfeeding and the initiation of complementary feeding on the prevalence of allergic disease. POPULATION AND METHODS Analytical, crosssectional population-based study conducted in 6-12 year old childre...

Association of LL-37 and IL-31 serum levels with SCORing Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD) score in atopic dermatitis patients

Background: Atopic dermatitis is a chronic, recurrent inflammation of the skin, accompanied by severe pruritus. Immune system dysregulation and skin barrier defects are associated with the abnormalities in atopic dermatitis. Myriad pieces of evidence have pointed to the major roles of LL-37 and interleukin-31 (IL31)in atopic dermatitis. The studies on atopic dermatitis are still limited i...

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Atopic Dermatitis Patients in Comparison with the Control Group in Kerman

Background: Atopic dermatitis is the most common chronic inflammatory dermatitis, due to immunological disorders. Patients with atopic dermatitis are prone to infectious diseases including bacterial infections. On the other hand, atopy may be protective against helminthes parasites. The objective of this study was to compare the frequency and clinical presentations of cutaneous leishmaniasis in...