Background: Staphylococcus aureus has a peculiar ability to colonize the skin of patients with eczema and atopic dermatitis (AD), and is consistently found in eczematous skin lesions in these patients. A correlation b...
Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is common in the population, and studies have shown that the disease is on the ncrease. Studies based on hospital records reflect selected populations and may miss less severe cases ...
Background: Impaired linear growth has been reported in children with atopic dermatitis (AD) but the pattern of growth in height and weight through childhood and adolescence has not been described. Objectives: To defi...
Background: Diagnosis of atopic dermatitis (AD) depends on clinical features because no definitive diagnostic test exists. Criteria proposed by Hanifin and Rajka (Acta Derm Venereol (Stockh) 1980; Suppl 92: 44-47) wer...
Background:Atopic dermatitis(AD)is a distressing disease associated with pruritus and sleep disturbance.It is not known how well these symptoms correlate with the extent and intensity of eczematous involvement.We eval...
Background:Atopic dermatitis(AD),a significant problemin Japan,has a major impact on health-related quality of life(QOL).The development of steroid phobia in patients with AD may restrict the therapeutic options avail...
Background:Narrow-band ultraviolet B phototherapy is an effictive and safe treatment for atopic dermatitis.We have previously found that the 308 nm xenon chloride excimer laser was more effective than the narrow-band ...
We report a 6-day-old Japanese girl showing generalized erythroderma accompanied by yellowish,exfoliative scaling that was accentuated on the face and scalp.Histological analysis showed psoriasiform dermatitis with ac...
Background.Several studies have investigated levels of T-cell-derived interleukin(IL)-10 in individuals with atopic dermatitis,with conflicting results.Aims/Hypothesis.In order to address whether stratification of dis...
Atopy patch testing with Japanese cedar pollen extract has been used to investigate patients with atopic dermatitis whose condition is exacerbated by contact with Japanese cedar pollen.Comparative atopy patch testing,...