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allergic diseases are frequent in children and their prevalence and severity deffer in the different regions of the world. a number of studies have been performed to determine the factors which are effective in the incidence of these diseases. one of the drugs that might have a role in incidence or intensity of the symptoms of allergic diseases is acetaminophen. in our survey conducted with sta...

BACKGROUND The role of probiotics in allergy prevention remains uncertain but has been shown in some studies to have a possible protective effect on eczema. OBJECTIVE We aimed to assess the effect of probiotic supplementation in the first 6 months of life on eczema and allergic sensitization at 1 year of age in Asian infants at risk of allergic disease. METHODS A double-blind, placebo-contr...

BACKGROUND In recent years the role of vitamin D status in early life on the development of allergic disease has generated much interest. The aim of this study was to determine whether cord blood vitamin D concentrations were associated with risk of early childhood allergic disease. METHODS Measurements of cord blood 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations were available in 270 mother-ch...

Background: Asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema as a common disorder in childhood, has many epidemiologic variations in different geographic areas. This study aimed at determining the prevalence of pediatric allergic disease in rural area of Babol. Methods: This analytical-cross sectional study was performed in 2012 by random sampling on 2 groups of children the first grou...

Towards the end of the past century, IJnna and Besnier published their studies on histopathology of eczema (now often called "allergic eczematous contact-type dermatitis" a name coined by Sulzberger to distinguish this entity from atopic dermatitis and circumscribed lichen simplex). These descriptions are now classics and have been extensively quoted in most well-known textbooks of dermatology....

Persistent post-occupational dermatitis is a phenomenon that is well-recognized by occupational dermatologists, but there have been few studies on it. In view of this, we proposed to assess the prevalence of this phenomenon in an English setting and ascertain the characteristics of the patients affected. Using modified criteria adapted from previous studies, details of 1100 patients seen in a c...

Many patients with atopic eczema (AE) would "march" to develop allergic rhinitis (AR) and asthma. Physicians, patients and their families often do not appreciate the significance of these diseases as co-morbidities of atopy.The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and severity of airway atopies in patients with AE. AR and asthma severity were assessed in consecutive AE patients seen...

Background Contact allergy is present in 58-67% children with chronic eczema, yet some children with contact allergy never develop eczema. To assess the significance of contact allergy in eczema, rates of sensitization to each hapten should be compared between eczema patients and general ("healthy”) population. It seems reasonable that haptens with higher odds ratios and attributed risk for sen...

various cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have suggested that synthetic bedding is associated with asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema while feather bedding seems to be protective. synthetic bedding items have higher house dust mite allergen levels than feather bedding items. this is possibly the mechanism involved although fungal and bacterial proinflammatory compounds and volatile org...