Dermatitis News

Breast-feeding was associated with increased odds for hay fever and eczema, but was not significantly associated with asthma, according to data published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

A combination of oral probiotic formulations for atopic dermatitis in young patients was associated with improved SCORAD index scores and reduced use of topical corticosteroids, according to recent study data.

Patients with atopic dermatitis had a slight increase in all-cause mortality compared with matched controls without atopic dermatitis, according to recent findings.

Patients with peanut sensitivity who wore a 250-µg epicutaneous immunotherapy-based peanut patch had a significant treatment response compared to patients wearing patches with smaller doses or placebo, according to phase 2b trial findings recently published in JAMA.

BOSTON — The incidence of cashew allergy is rising, and there are currently no clinical trials for the condition, according to findings presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology annual meeting.

BOSTON — Although total immunoglobulin E levels were unrelated to severity of hospital stay, children experience increasingly intense hospital courses if they have a family history of asthma or prior pediatric eczema, according to a recent presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology’s Annual Scientific Meeting.

Non-Hispanic black children are more likely to use ambulatory health care as well as to seek the care of a dermatologist for the treatment of eczema, according to findings published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

A 3-year-old female presented to urgent care with a 1-week history of a pruritic rash on the legs and torso. On the day of her presentation, she additionally developed two new dark brown marks on her right cheek. Her family denied any trauma to the site or exposure to possible new contactants. She was constitutionally well.

A positive basophil activation test result may be a prognostic factor of pediatric chronic urticaria resolution, according to new research published in JAMA Dermatology.

Adult patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis demonstrated improvements in overall disease severity after treatment with Dupixent, according to findings from the CAFÉ trial presented at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Congress.