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...]

Filaggrin mutations in the onset of eczema, sensitization, asthma, hay fever and the interaction with cat exposure
Allergy, 11/17/2009

Schuttelaar MLA et al. – FLG mutations are associated both with atopic and nonatopic eczema starting in the first year of life. FLG mutations combined with eczema in the first year of life are ... later development of asthma and hay fever, a clear example of the atopic march. The authors confirm that cat exposure enhances the effect of a FLG mutation on the development of eczema and sensitization. [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...]

Pruritis part 1: Atopic eczema
Practice Nursing, 11/11/2009

Watkins J –Atopic eczema is an intensely itchy, inflammatory disease of the skin, also known as dermatitis. It is associated with eczematous lesions, dry skin and lichenification (thickening of the epidermis, with exaggeration of the normal creases). In many ... the possibility of an underlying or alternative diagnosis. The possibility that eczema is caused by contact with a substance that the person is allergic to, or results from contact with irritant substances, must also be considered. [more...]

Perinatal exposure to endotoxin and the development of eczema during the first 6 years of life
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 11/16/2009

Chen CM et al. – Endotoxin exposure during infancy is unlikely to have a large long–term effect on the development of eczema, especially the atopic form. [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...]