5mg/D), and a short course of oral corticosteroids (prednisone 1mg/kg/D) We recorded mild clinical improvement of dermatitis at first month of therapy (SCORAD 71.9) After three months, our patient showed spectacular improvement of symptoms score and quality of life (SCORAD 30.2). Now, he continues with monthly immunotherapy with excellent tolerance. He practices judo without affectation of the ...

background: the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis (ad) remains to be determined; recently a possible change in the immune system with production of immunoglobulins is proposed. as vitamin e is a potent antioxidant, with the ability to decrease the serum levels of immunoglobulin e (ige) in atopic patients, we aimed to evaluate the effect of oral vitamin e on treatment of ad.materials and methods...

Atopic dermatitis is one of the most prevalent chronic inflammatory skin diseases, which can vastly influence patients quality life. Objective assessment severity required to select adequate therapy and evaluate its effectiveness. Heterogeneous clinical manifestations with greatly varying make it difficult assess atopic dermatitis. More than twenty methods are developed for this diseases severi...

A dermatite atópica (DA) é uma inflamação crônica, pruriginosa, multifatorial, que acomete a derme, causada por alterações na barreira cutânea e no sistema imune. Seu início frequente infância, caracterizada xerose, prurido eczema. O diagnóstico realizado clinicamente. No entanto, um escore de avaliação estratificação gravidade validado tornaria mais uniforme o manejo da DA. Até momento, vários...

Background Certain studies suggest that percutaneous absorption of topical steroids may cause suppression of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPAA) in atopic dermatitis (AD) patients. This study aimed to investigate the basal serum cortisol, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), and IgE levels in patients with AD and their correlation with the disease severity. Methods Levels of basal serum...

In order to determine the efficacy of functional foods, objective measurement of the severity of atopic dermatitis (AD) after taking foods is important. The aim of this study was to conduct an objective evaluation of whether Korean red ginseng (KRG) might be helpful for improvement of skin condition and serum IgE in patients with AD. Thirty atopic patients (18 females and 12 males) participated...

BACKGROUND Childhood atopic dermatitis (AD) is a distressing disease associated with pruritus and sleep disturbance. The pathophysiology of pruritus is complex and various neuropeptides may be involved. OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether or not brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and substance P are associated with disease severity, quality of life and nocturnal scratching in AD. METHODS Pa...

Sleep disturbances greatly impact quality of life. We have previously shown that 80% percent children with atopic dermatitis (AD) in our cohort suffered from sleep and 60% sleep-related impairment. However, the broader influence issues AD has not been explored. Validated patient-oriented questionnaires were completed at each visit by >8 years old parents (5-7 old) a cross-sectional observationa...

Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinical files of all pediatric pts treated with omalizumab from December 2009 to July 2013. The evaluated parameters included: adverse reactions to omalizumab, clinical evolution, Asthma Control Test (ACT) and Severity Scoring of Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD) score evolution and medication decrease. Statistical significance was defined by a p value in the a...