Emollient

SAN ANTONIO — Daily use of an emollient may reduce the risk for atopic dermatitis among infants with loss-of-function filaggrin mutations, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Eczema and food allergy are linked, but children with severe, early-onset eczema before age 3 months are at highest risk, a speaker said at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

Infants at high risk for atopic dermatitis who used emollients daily through their first 2 months of life experienced less disease in their first year than high-risk infants who did not use emollients, according to study results.

Emollient use did not significantly prevent the development of atopic dermatitis among infants at high risk for the disease, according to a review presented at the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Hybrid Congress.

Clinicians should consider potentially harmful ingredients such as haptens when using moisturizing emollients to prevent atopic dermatitis or food allergy, according to a review published in Clinical and Translational Allergy.

A 5-year-old male presented to a dermatology clinic with a 4-month history of rash on the left cheek. The parents reported that they initially noted small bumps on his cheek that gradually expanded into a larger shape. They also noted some lightening of the background skin. The patient denied itch from the area and was otherwise well.