b ac k gro und : atopic dermatitis (ad) is a prevalent chronic disease in children aging from 6 months to 12 years old. recent studies have shown a positive effect of prebiotics in the prevention and treatment of ad. the mechanism of this effect has not been clearly established. the objective of this study was to investigate the effect of supplementation of prebiotic on serum immunoglobulin e (...

introduction: atopic dermatitis (ad) is a multifactorial chronic and inflammatory disease present all over the world. only a few epidemiologic studies on ad have been carried out in the eastern world, while most of the published papers belong to western countries. to determine prevalence of ad in 7-11 year-old school children in ahwaz as there has been no previous study in this region. methods:...

background : dermatitis caused by paederus beetle involves many people around the world, especially iran. the symptoms include redness, itching and severe irritation. this study evaluated the effectiveness of the aloe vera cream on the treatment of dermatitis caused by paederus beetles. methods: forty male 6–8 weeks balb/c mice were randomly divided into four groups of 10 mice. after removing t...

cercarial dermatitis or swimmers’ itch is an itchy inflammatory response to the penetration of the skin by non-human schistosome parasites. in the hot season, may to september, in khuzestan province in the south west of iran, swimming in canals and agriculture activities in swampy areas are common. this survey was made on people from villages north of ahwaz city in south west iran, to estimate ...

background atopic dermatitis (ad), often called eczema or atopic eczema is a very common skin disease; ad looks different in infants, children, and adults. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of the disease in kurdistan province. materials and methods cross-sectional study using written questionnaires isaac  where 4,000 students in two age groups 7-6 and 14 -13 years in the pr...