Hyperkeratotic hand eczema: Eczema or not? [PDF]
Contact Dermatitis, 2020 AbstractBackgroundHyperkeratotic hand eczema (HHE) is a typical clinical hand eczema subtype with a largely unknown pathophysiology.ObjectiveTo investigate histopathology, expression of keratins (K), epidermal barrier proteins, and adhesion molecules in HHE.MethodsPalmar skin biopsies (lesional and perilesional) were obtained from seven HHE patients ...
Klaziena Politiek +8 more
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Daily emollient during infancy for prevention of eczema: the BEEP randomised controlled trial. [PDF]
, 2020 BACKGROUND: Skin barrier dysfunction precedes eczema development. We tested whether daily use of emollient in the first year could prevent eczema in high-risk children. METHODS: We did a multicentre, pragmatic, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial
BEEP study team +21 more
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Economic evidence for the prevention and treatment of atopic eczema: a protocol for a systematic review [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Eczema, synonymous with atopic eczema or atopic dermatitis, is a chronic skin disease that has a similar impact on health-related quality of life as other chronic diseases.
AS Paller +18 more
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Measurement properties of quality of life measurement instruments for infants, children and adolescents with eczema: protocol for a systematic review [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Eczema is a common chronic or chronically relapsing skin disease that has a substantial impact on quality of life (QoL). By means of a consensus-based process, the Harmonising Outcome Measures in Eczema (HOME) initiative has identified QoL as
AD Furlan +23 more
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An algorithm for diagnosing IgE-mediated food allergy in study participants who do not undergo food challenge. [PDF]
, 2020 BACKGROUND: Food allergy diagnosis in clinical studies can be challenging. Oral food challenges (OFC) are time-consuming, carry some risk and may, therefore, not be acceptable to all study participants.
Batt, R +9 more
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‘It's like the bad guy in a movie who just doesn't die’ : a qualitative exploration of young people's adaptation to eczema and implications for self‐care [PDF]
, 2019 Background Eczema is a common childhood inflammatory skin condition, affecting more than one in five children. A popular perception is that children ‘outgrow eczema’, although epidemiological studies have shown that, for many, eczema follows a lifelong ...
Ghio, D +6 more
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Do early-life exposures explain why more advantaged children get eczema? Findings from the U.K. Millennium Cohort Study [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Atopic dermatitis (eczema) in childhood is socially patterned, with higher incidence in more advantaged populations. However, it is unclear what factors explain the social differences.
Hope, S. +4 more
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