Hand eczema extent was a strong negative prognostic factor in a previously published follow-up study of 868 individuals. The present aims were to study in the same cohort the association between the extent and the morphology of the hand eczema and to examine whether registering both improves the prediction of long-term prognosis. The cohort was divided into subgroups regarding eczema extent and...

BACKGROUND Severe eczema in young children is associated with an increased risk of developing asthma and rhino-conjunctivitis. In the general population, however, most cases of eczema are mild to moderate. In an unselected cohort, we studied the risk of current asthma and the co-existence of allergy-related diseases at 6 years of age among children with and without eczema at 2 years of age. M...

BACKGROUND The number of melanocytic nevi is the best single marker of increased melanoma risk. In a previous study, adults with severe eczema were reported to have significantly fewer nevi than adults without eczema. OBSERVATIONS In a nested case-control design within a randomized, controlled interventional trial of additional sun protection vs standard care in 269 children, a history of ecz...

Dietary factors may be important in the development of atopic eczema. It remains controversial whether n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid intake is preventive against allergic disorders and whether n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid intake increases the risk of allergic disorders. The current cross-sectional study examined the association between intake of fatty acids and foods high in fatty acids and ...

Eczema is a common skin disease that affects both children and adult characterized by itching, scaling, oozing, vesicle. In modern medicine corticosteroids emollients are used but maximum patient suppressed in homoeopathy has positive role treatment of eczema permanently. this case homoeopathic sulphur for male suffering from leg. This report showing an efficacy eczema.

OBJECTIVE To compare the prevalences of and risk factors for asthma, wheeze, hay fever and eczema in primary schoolchildren in Aberdeen in 2014. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SETTING Primary schools in Aberdeen, North-East Scotland. PARTICIPANTS Children in Scottish school years primary 1-7 were handed a questionnaire by their class teacher to be completed by their parents and returned t...

BACKGROUND Hand eczema is common in the general population and affects women twice as often as men. It is also the most frequent occupational skin disease. The economic consequences are considerable for society and for the affected individuals. METHODS To investigate the prevalence and incidence of hand eczema and to evaluate risk factors for development of hand eczema in young adults. Subjec...

BACKGROUND Exclusive breastfeeding for at least 4 months is recommended by many governments and allergy organizations to prevent allergic disease. OBJECTIVES To investigate whether exclusive breastfeeding protects against childhood eczema. METHODS Study subjects comprised 51,119 randomly selected 8- to 12-year-old schoolchildren in 21 countries. Information on eczema and breastfeeding was g...

Hand eczema (HE) is a common and distressing condition that is perplexing to the patient and the physician alike. To study the frequency and clinical features of hand eczema and to correlate the frequency of atopy and contact sensitization with different clinical features a total of 61 clinically diagnosed patient of Hand eczema were included within a period of one year. Patch test was done in ...

There is a lack of knowledge about the genetic background of eczema due to insect bite hypersensitivity, also called summer eczema, in horses. The condition is known in several horse breeds and countries and it causes reduced welfare of the horse and economic losses to the owner. The aim of this study was to estimate genetic parameters for summer eczema in Swedish-born Icelandic horses. A quest...