The article summarizes the data on atopic dermatitis problem in pediatric practice, particular, issues of its diagnosis and treatment are considered. Atopic is most common skin disease children, which greatly reduces small patients quality life. It well known that this result complex interaction defects barrier function skin, immune dysregulation, environmental infectious agents. There no speci...

OBJECTIVES Patients with atopic dermatitis increasingly seek complementary and alternative medical treatment. A number of studies have demonstrated the efficacy of herbs and acupuncture in the treatment of atopic dermatitis. Some patients with extensive disease, outpatient treatment failure, acute deterioration or highly impaired everyday functioning require inpatient care. The aim of this stud...

The previously reported prevalence of adult-onset atopic dermatitis (AD) varied from 13% to 47%. There were a few reports of clinical features of adult-onset AD. The purpose of this article was to study the clinical features of Thai patients with adult-onset AD. We recruited prospective patients from the outpatient Department of Dermatology, Siriraj hospital, Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thai...

The role of Dermatophagoides (D.) pteronyssinus in atopic dermatitis (AD) was investigated by use of skin prick test (SPT) and total and specific IgE (RAST) to D. pteronyssinus. The study included 43 patients (17 male and 26 female), mean age 42.3 (range 19-77) years. All study patients met the Hanifin and Rajka criteria. Patients were divided into two groups: "pure" AD (n=27; 12 male and 15 fe...

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a very common chronic disease that reportedly affects 10%-20% of the general population. The prevalence of AD appears to be steadily increasing, at least in developing countries. Two pathogenetic mechanisms have been mentioned. Traditionally immunological aberrations are thought to be a primary event in the initial development of AD ("inside-to-outside hypothesis"). An...

Vitamin D is believed to affect the progression and severity of atopic dermatitis (AD). Allergic sensitization may cause this effect to vary. Individuals who fulfilled the Hanifin and Rajka criteria for AD underwent epidermal prick tests and blood tests for specific immunoglobulin E(IgE), serum total IgE, 25-hydroxy vitamin D, and peripheral blood eosinophil count and percentage. Disease severi...

BACKGROUND The increasing prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD) suggests a role for environmental factors in triggering a genetic predisposition in sufferers. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate home environmental factors related to AD severity. METHODS We conducted a questionnaire survey about the home environmental factors in 380 children from two daycare centers and the...

The RIFM Expert Panel D. Bickers, P. Calow, H. Greim, J.M. Hanifin, A.E. Rogers, J.H. Saurat, I.G. Sipes, R.L. Smith, H. Tagami College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, Department of Dermatology, 161 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032, USA The University of Sheffield, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, Alfred Denny Building, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK In...

Amaç: Atopik dermatit (AD) sıklıkla infant ve çocukluk döneminde görülen, iyileşme alevlenme ataklarıyla kronik seyir gösteren, yoğun kaşıntılı inflamatuar bir deri hastalığıdır. Diğer hastalıklarda olduğu gibi AD hastalarında hasta bakımı tedavi süreci uzun süre almaktadır. Bu da bireyler kadar bireylerin ailelerinin yaşam kalitesini uykusunu önemli ölçüde etkileyebilmektedir. Hem hastaların h...