BACKGROUND Instruments for field diagnosis of eczema are increasingly used, and it is essential to understand specific limitations to make best use of their strengths. Our objective was to assess the validity of ISAAC and UK Working Party criteria for field diagnosis of eczema in children. METHODS We performed a cohort study in urban Brazil. Parents/guardians of 1,419 children answered ISAAC ...

BACKGROUND Atopic dermatitis is a eczematous disease of the skin with onset during childhood and subsequent flares. The UK Working Party (UKWP) defined the diagnostic criteria normally used for atopic dermatitis. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of atopic dermatitis according to these criteria. METHODS This was a 2-phase cross-sectional, epidemiologic computer-assisted...

Atopic dermatitis is one of the commonest childhood diseases. Large variations in the prevalence of the disease have been observed in different studies. This variation in the prevalence may be not only from genetic and environmental factors but also from methodology of estimating prevalence of the disease. In this study, Hanifin and UKWP criteria have been used in determining prevalence of the ...

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic skin condition with significant disease burden across populations. This clinical entity often typified by spongiotic inflammatory process, but this cutaneous pattern not pathognomonic of AD. In vein, AD research benefits from available tissue samples, which are easy to obtain patients As such, we sought retrospectively identify whose data, including previous ...

BACKGROUND Atopic dermatitis (AD) is common among pre-school children in Shanghai. This study aimed to identify the risk factors for childhood AD from the perspectives of home environment, demographics and parents-grandparents' atopic disease. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in Shanghai in April-June, 2010. Preschool children's parents or guardians were invited to participate a ...