Pyogenic cocci in infantile eczema throughout one year.

Pyogenic cocci in infantile eczema throughout one year.

To determine the source of pyococci causing attacks of sepsis in infantile eczema 20 patients with continuing eczema were followed up for one year, regular swabs being taken from the skin, nose, throat, and family contacts. The staphylococci were phage typed and the streptococci serologically typed. Staphylococci of the same phage type in most cases remained in reservoir sites on the skin and c...

Infantile Eczema

Probiotics and infantile atopic eczema

Pediatric eczema is a common disease which causes economic and social burden. Its incidence differs among the societies, with an incidence reported to reach up to 20% in developed countries. Eczema is the first allergic disease seen in the childhood, and it is recognized as a precursor for the development of atopic diseases such as asthma, allergic rhinitis, and food allergy in the forthcoming ...

Long-term morbidity of infantile eczema.

The role of foods in determining and/or aggravating the clinical manifestations of infantile eczema has been stressed in the last decades. Elimination diets induce a dramatic improvement in children with food allergy, but the long-term prognosis may be challenging.

Determining Effects of Superfine Sheep wool in INfantile Eczema (DESSINE)

This issue begins with Australian research showing that wearing superfine merino woollen clothing may help manage children with atopic dermatitis. Researchers from the US have reported that patients with hidradenitis suppurativa have changes in the expression of genes encoding enzymes involved in sphingolipid metabolic pathways. Research from Queensland reports on patients treated with diphenyl...