Skin Disorders News

Children with peanut allergies experienced varying degrees of tolerance to boiled peanut, according to recent study results.

Wet wrap therapy was beneficial as an acute intervention for children with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis in whom other therapies have failed, according to researchers.

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and antibiotics were the primary drugs involved in hypersensitivity reactions in Latin American countries, according to data from a recent study. However, less than 25% of patients with anaphylaxis received epinephrine.

One dose of DX-2930, an investigational long-term prophylaxis for hereditary angioedema, was well tolerated in healthy participants, according to recent study results.

Increased platelet activation markers in patients with chronic urticaria may contribute to inflammation, with aspirin suppressing the markers in patients who could tolerate it, according to recent study data.

Pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis had lower levels of arginase activity in their granulocytes and plasma when compared with matched controls, according to recent study results.

Pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis were more likely to experience hypogammaglobulinemia compared with healthy children, according to recent study results.

Higher maternal intake of total dairy products, cheese, yogurt and calcium during pregnancy was associated with a reduced risk for infantile eczema, asthma and atopic eczema in children, according to study results.

Actigraphy was shown to be a convenient tool for assessing sleep disturbances in children with atopic dermatitis, according to study findings.

Patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis treated with dupilumab as monotherapy and in combination with topical glucocorticoids displayed marked improvement in symptoms, according to recent study results.