Transepidermal water loss measurement during infancy can predict the subsequent development of atopic dermatitis regardless of filaggrin mutations

Horimukai, Kenta; Morita, Kumiko; Narita, Masami; Kondo, Mai; Kabashima, Shigenori; Inoue, Eisuke; Sasaki, Takashi; Niizeki, Hironori; Saito, Hirohisa; Matsumoto, Kenji; Ohya, Yukihiro

doi:10.1016/j.alit.2015.09.004

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Transepidermal water loss measurement during infancy can predict the subsequent development of atopic dermatitis regardless of filaggrin mutations

Published in Allergology International • Nov 3, 2015

Authors:

Kenta Horimukai

Kumiko Morita

Masami Narita

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is characterized by skin barrier dysfunction. Few studies have used noninvasive techniques to measure epidermis function in asymptomatic neonates. METHODS: Data of 116 infants from our previous randomized controlled study were analyzed. Skin barrier function was me...

Subject

Transepidermal water loss

Atopic dermatitis

Dermatology

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