Eczema
Quality of life affected more by psycho-cognitive factors than disease severity
NEW ORLEANS — In an analysis of psoriasis and eczema patients, psycho-cognitive factors proved to impact quality of life more than objective disease severity.
Pregnant women require specialized treatment for eczema, psoriasis
NEW ORLEANS — Pregnant women with eczema or psoriasis may need to exercise increased caution when evaluating treatment options, according to a presentation at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.
Delgocitinib safe, efficacious in chronic hand eczema
NEW ORLEANS — Phase 3 trial results found delgocitinib cream to significantly improve patient and clinician-reported outcomes of hand eczema, according to a presenter at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.
Training improves pediatricians’ eczema assessments before early peanut introduction
SAN ANTONIO — Training improved pediatricians’ adherence to guidelines for assessing eczema in infants before early peanut introduction, according to a presentation at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.
New phase 3 data confirm prior positive findings of delgocitinib for chronic hand eczema
The DELTA 2 pivotal phase 3 clinical trial showed positive topline results for the use of delgocitinib cream in adults with moderate to severe chronic hand eczema, LEO Pharma announced in a press release.
Prevalence of current eczema increasing among children, adolescents
The prevalence of current eczema increased by 0.98% per decade among adolescents and 1.21% per decade among children over a span of 27 years, according to a study published in Clinical & Experimental Allergy.
Grass pollen concentrations associated with food reactivity, eczema flares in children
Increases in concentrations of grass pollen were associated with increases in risk for food skin prick test reactivity and eczema flares in children, according to a study published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.
Atopic eczema associated with excessive scarring across ethnic groups
Patients with keloids and hypertrophic scarring were at a higher risk of developing atopic eczema, in addition to other comorbidities, across three major ethnic groups, according to a study.
Positive phase 3 results reported for delgocitinib cream for chronic hand eczema
Delgocitinib cream met the primary endpoint in the DELTA 1 pivotal phase 3 clinical trial for the treatment of moderate to severe chronic hand eczema in adults, according to a press release from Leo Pharma.
Eczema tops reasons why pediatricians order food allergy IgE panels
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Eczema was the top non-IgE mediated indication pediatricians at a health care network used for food allergy IgE panel testing, according to study results.