Top eczema Articles in Dermatology

Eczema, respiratory allergies, and traffic-related air pollution in birth cohorts from small-town areas
Journal of Dermatological Science, 10/06/2009

Ranft U et al. – Eczema was sensitive to TAP, effects emerged even in lower polluted small–town areas of Germany. They could be seen for prevalence but not incidence of eczema. This ... is equivalent to a longer duration of eczema in exposed children. [more...]

Eczema: what lies beneath
Nurse Prescribing, 10/08/2009

Greener m – Eczema is one of the most common dermatological diseases and the number of cases has risen markedly over recent years. Emollients and topical steroids are the first–line treatments for mild–to–moderate eczema. Emollients reduce itching ... against further drying and may reduce the need for topical steroids by up to 50%. Some eczema patients respond adequately to emollients alone. However, patients with moderate–to–severe eczema, and those who do not respond to first–line treatments, might require second–line ... The inflammatory changes that cause eczema may persist between flares. Therefore, patients with mild–to–moderate eczema can now apply tacrolimus proactively to skin areas prone to flare and that previously responded to the calcineurin inhibitor to reduce the frequency and severity of ... derm allergy/immunology,dermatology [more...]

A randomized controlled trial in children with eczema: nurse practitioner vs. dermatologist
British Journal of Dermatology, 10/26/2009

Schuttelaar MLA et al. – The level of care provided by a nurse practitioner in terms of the improvement in the eczema severity and the quality of life outcomes was comparable with that provided by a ... more satisfied with the care that was provided by a nurse practitioner. [more...]

Dairy food, calcium, and vitamin D intake in pregnancy and wheeze and eczema in infants
European Respiratory Journal, 10/27/2009

Miyake Y et al. – Higher consumption of calcium and dairy foods other than yogurt during pregnancy may reduce the risk of infantile wheeze. Higher vitamin D intake during pregnancy may be protective against childhood wheeze and eczema. [more...]

An overview of skin scores used for quantifying hand eczema: a critical update according to the criteria of evidence-based medicine
British Journal of Dermatology, 10/05/2009

Kutting B et al. – A standardized diagnostic procedure for assessing the severity of hand eczema would facilitate the comparability of outcome of clinical ... demands compared with scoring systems used for licensing of drugs. This striking difference might be explained by the skin condition, which is generally supposed to be much better in subjects at medical check–ups at the workplace. [more...]

Ambient particulate pollution and the world-wide prevalence of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema in children: Phase One of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC)
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 11/04/2009

Anderson HR et al. – Modelled estimates of particulate matter (PM) at city level will ... multicentre studies, suggest that urban background PM10 has little or no association with the prevalence of childhood asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis or eczema either within or between countries. [more...]

An inverse association between history of childhood eczema and subsequent risk of type 1 diabetes that is not likely to be explained by HLA-DQ, PTPN22, or CTLA4 polymorphisms
Pediatric Diabetes, 11/06/2009

Stene LC et al. – In this first study of its kind, authors demonstrated directly that the observed inverse association between childhood eczema and type 1 [more...]

Predictive Factors of Eczema-Like Eruptions among Patients without Cutaneous Psoriasis Receiving Infliximab: A Cohort Study of 92 Patients
Dermatology, 10/26/2009

Khosrotehrani K et al. – A personal history of atopic symptoms is predictive of eczema under infliximab. Specific information should be provided to [more...]

Natural killer T cells expressing IFN-gamma and IL-4 in lesional skin of atopic eczema
Allergy, 10/14/2009

Simon D et al. – Natural killer T cells are part of the inflammatory infiltrate of AE as well as APT, ACD and ICD, suggesting a pathogenic role of NKT cells in eczematous skin disorders. The pattern of IFN ... the type of eczematous disease. [more...]

Effectiveness of skin protection measures in prevention of occupational hand eczema: results of a prospective randomized controlled trial over a follow-up period of 1 year
British Journal of Dermatology, 10/14/2009

Kutting B et al. – The generally recommended skin protection regimen seems to provide effective prevention of ... regimen, especially the use of skin protection, should be enhanced. [more...]