BACKGROUND Despite limited evidence, woollen clothing has traditionally been considered to be an irritant that should be avoided by individuals with atopic dermatitis (AD). Wool fibres come in a range of diameters, and have beneficial thermodynamic and moisture transport properties. OBJECTIVES This study examines the effects of superfine merino wool on symptoms in participants with mild-to-mo...

Methods The patients with AD admitted to outpatient clinic of pediatric allergy department from 1 January 2010 to 30 June 2010 were enrolled to the study. The disease severity and risk factors of the patients were assesed according to the SCORAD index. Skin prick test (SPT) for common food and inhalent allergens were performed to all patients with atopic dermatitis. The food specific IgE blood ...

Methods Fifty-eight paediatric-patients with moderate AD were enrolled and randomized in two groups: 1) Conventional treatment (CT) + DLE: Cetirizine (0.25mg/kg), once daily/4 weeks, Chlorpheniramine (0.35 mg/Kg), daily divided in 3 doses/4 weeks; and topical Methylprednisolone 0.1%, twice daily/10 days, then once daily/10 days, and ending every 48h/10 days; plus oral DLE (2mg/5mL), daily/5 day...

Materials and methods 89 infants with AD aged 3 to 24 months were recruited and followed up until the age of 8 years. The severity of AD at the time of the initial visit was calculated by using the SCORAD index, whereas the laboratory parameters determined were: peripheral blood eosinophil count, serum ECP, total IgE and specific IgE levels for a panel of food and inhaled allergens. Every secon...

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...

Staphylococcus aureus is highly prevalent among patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), and this pathogen may trigger and aggravate AD lesions. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of S. aureus in the nares of pediatric subjects and verify the phenotypic and molecular characteristics of the isolates in pediatric patients with AD. Isolates were tested for antimicrobial susceptibil...

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...

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic relapsing skin disease, associated with impaired barrier function and characterized by poorly defined pruritic, erythematous lesions. In this study, the efficacy of new topical cream (IALUSET VITAL®), containing hyaluronic acid extract Salvia haenkei, in reducing symptoms moderate AD adults was investigated. This study randomized, double blind, vehicle-contro...

BACKGROUND Beyond their role in hemostasis and thrombosis, platelets are important for modulating inflammatory reactions. Activated platelets play a role in the pathomechanism of inflammatory diseases such as asthma, but little is known about platelet activation in chronic skin inflammation, including atopic dermatitis (AD) and psoriasis. Furthermore, the relationship between platelet activatio...