Cross sectional studies have reported impaired growth in children with atopic dermatitis. If this growth impairment is irreversible, it would be expected to adversely influence final height attainment. The standing heights and other anthropometric parameters were assessed in 35 adults with onset of atopic dermatitis before 5 years of age and a control group of 35 adults with adult onset contact...

INTRODUCTION Atopic dermatitis is one of the most common skin disorders in children. There is only scarce literature data on the prevalence of contact allergy in children with atopic dermatitis. OBJECTIVES To assess the prevalence of contact allergy among children with atopic dermatitis, seborrhoeic dermatitis and in a population of healthy children. MATERIAL AND METHODS Patch tests were pe...

BACKGROUND Filaggrin null mutations result in impaired skin barrier functions, increase the risk of early onset atopic dermatitis and lead to a more severe and chronic disease. We aimed to characterize the clinical presentation and course of atopic dermatitis associated with filaggrin mutations within the first 7 years of life. METHOD The COPSAC cohort is a prospective, clinical birth cohort ...

BACKGROUND Atopic dermatitis often has an allergic component, and immunotherapy may therefore prove beneficial. OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) in children with atopic dermatitis. METHODS Children age 5 to 16 years with atopic dermatitis (Scoring Atopic Dermatitis [SCORAD] > 7) and sensitization to dust mites alone, without food allergy or chronic asthma, w...

BACKGROUND Atopic dermatitis among children is an important issue due to relapses and skin manifestations. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is commonly used to treat children with atopic dermatitis. The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics and TCM prescriptions of patients with atopic dermatitis using a nationwide database. METHODS Children younger than 12 years of age d...

emotional factors and a recurrent psychosomatic environment, have been implicated in the evolution of atopic dermatitis. these, in turn, affect the disease. this study was under taken to evaluate the functioning of families with a child that has atopic dermatitis without skin symptoms and the parents’ perceptions of their child’s disease. semi-quantitative and cross-sectional study in which que...

asthma and atopic dermatitis are common allergic diseases, and their prevalence has increased in urban children. recently, it is becoming understood that forest environment has favorable health effects in patients with chronic diseases. to investigate favorable clinical and immunologic effects of forest, we examined changes in clinical symptoms, indirect airway inflammatory marker, and serum ch...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was an evaluation of the dependence between the severity of atopic dermatitis evaluated with the Scoring Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD) index and the occurrence of other atopic diseases and parameters. METHODS The complete dermatological and allergological examinations were performed. The statistical evaluation of the dependence between the occurrenc...

Skin protects the body from the environment and is an important component of the innate and adaptive immune systems. Atopic dermatitis and contact dermatitis are among the most frequent inflammatory skin diseases and are both determined by multigenic predisposition, environmental factors, and aberrant immune response. Peptidoglycan Recognition Proteins (Pglyrps) are expressed in the skin and we...

Objectives: to determine the occurrences of bacterial colonization of atopic dermatitis in children of Qassim region in Saudi Arabian Methods. In a hospital-based study we collected 2 swabs, one from lesional skin and the other from a healthy skin area as healthy control from 80 children with atopic dermatitis. Isolation and identification were done by colony morphology, Gram stain and the auto...