The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of underwear made of ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) fiber in children with atopic dermatitis (AD). Twenty-one AD children (11 EVOH group and 10 control group) were studied for 4 weeks. Their AD severity based on the Scoring Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD) score and physiological functions were assessed. The objective SCORAD significantly decreased in b...

BACKGROUND The atopic dermatitis (AD) can limit a patient's physical and psychosocial development as well as lower their overall quality of life (QOL), including sleep quality. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationships between clinical disease severity, QOL and sleep quality in children and adults with AD. METHODS The SCORing atopic dermatitis (SCORAD) was examin...

The increasing prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD) is associated with variations in indoor environments. In Korea, many inner walls of homes are covered with wallpaper: such walls emit indoor air pollutants, including volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and formaldehyde. This randomized, double-blind study investigated the effects of wallpaper on indoor air quality and AD. Thirty-one children (a...

BACKGROUND Atopic dermatitis is a chronically relapsing, highly pruritic and inflammatory skin disease. This study was done to assess the effects of vitamins D and E supplementation on the clinical manifestation of atopic dermatitis. METHODS Forty-five atopic dermatitis patients were included in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. They were randomly divided into four groups ...

BACKGROUND The role played by vitamin D in atopic dermatitis is controversial and has been the focus of many studies. The ultraviolet index has not been considered in this type of research. OBJECTIVES The objectives of the study were to assess 25-hydroxy vitamin D [25(OH)D] serum level in atopic dermatitis patients and control group, to investigate the association between atopic dermatitis cl...

Report of Cases Twoconsecutively recruitedpatientswith atopic dermatitis (AD) (a man in his 50s [patient 1] and a man in his 40s [patient 2]) displayed high serum IgE levels of 40 848 and 111 696 μg/L (to convert to milligrams per liter, multiply by 0.001), Scoring Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD) scoresof66and77, respectively, andahistoryof no substantial or long-term SCORAD reduction after use of t...

BACKGROUND Fluticasone propionate is a novel and potent corticosteroid. It seems to have an improved therapeutic index on the basis of studies on skin thinning and suppression of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. OBJECTIVE We assessed the efficacy and safety of fluticasone propionate (FP) 0.05% cream once daily as compared with clobetasone butyrate (CB) 0.05% cream twice daily in children ...

BACKGROUND Probiotics have previously been shown to reduce the severity of atopic dermatitis (AD) in infants and children. OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of two probiotics (Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Bifidobacteria lactis) on established AD in children. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Atopic children with current dermatitis received 2 x 10(10) colony forming units/g of probiotic (n=29) or placebo (n...

Atopic dermatitis (AD), the most common chronic inflammatory Background: skin disease, is evolving as a systemic disease, and associated systemic inflammation is possibly linked to increases in cardiovascular disease. We assessed levels of the inflammatory marker CRP in 59 patients Methods: with moderate-to-severe AD compared to matched healthy controls, and to determine correlation with skin d...

In a double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial, 23 patients consumed 250 ml mare's milk or placebo for 16 weeks. The aim was to examine the effects of mare's milk on the characteristics of atopic dermatitis (AD), on faecal microbiota and on clinical and immunological parameters. The intensity of AD was examined using the Severity Scoring of Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD) index. During the ma...