Dermatitis News

Children with asthma without a history of eczema responded best to long-acting B-agonist step-up therapy, while those with asthma and eczema had different responses based on race, according to study results.

Cigarette smoking and male sex are significant risk factors for developing ocular sarcoidosis, according to a study presented at the 2014 American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Novartis reported a 1% increase in net sales to $14 billion in the first quarter of 2014, according to a press release.

US marshals have seized more than $11 million worth of unapproved drugs, including creams and lotions intended to treat dermatitis and eczema, at the request of the FDA and the US Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio.

Allergens may induce differential T-cell activation in reactive tests, recently published data suggest.

Filaggrin expression might be a novel biomarker for chronic idiopathic urticaria severity; and altered filaggrin expression has physiologic effects on transepidermal water loss and pH in the skin of patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria, recently published data suggest.

Associations between childhood atopic dermatitis, atopic disease, warts, and extracutaneous infections suggest that barrier disruption, immune disruption, or both contribute to susceptibility to warts and extracutaneous infections in children, according to researchers.

Thymic stromal lymphopoietin variation rs1898671 was a consistent therapeutic agent among white and black children with atopic dermatitis, according to recent study results.

Incidence of celiac disease increased fourfold in the UK, contrasting with a 4% annual decrease in dermatitis herpetiformis cases during the same 22-year study period, according to new data.

Evidence has suggested but remains unclear that vitamin D deficiency is associated with allergic diseases, such as atopic dermatitis and asthma, in addition to higher levels of IgE sensitization, according to researchers.