1. Peanut allergy as a trigger for the deterioration of atopic dermatitis and precursor of staphylococcal and herpetic associated infections - case report.
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Ferreira D, Abad ED, Cavalcante FS, Dos Santos FM, Saintive S, Goudoris E, do Prado EA, Ribeiro M, Soares Rosado A, van Elsas JD, and Dos Santos KR
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- Anti-Infective Agents pharmacology, Anti-Infective Agents therapeutic use, Antiviral Agents pharmacology, Antiviral Agents therapeutic use, Brazil, Child, Preschool, Dermatitis, Atopic therapy, Diet, Female, Herpes Simplex drug therapy, Herpes Simplex virology, Humans, Peanut Hypersensitivity immunology, Peanut Hypersensitivity therapy, Quality of Life, Simplexvirus drug effects, Simplexvirus physiology, Staphylococcal Infections drug therapy, Staphylococcal Infections microbiology, Staphylococcus aureus drug effects, Staphylococcus aureus physiology, Treatment Outcome, Dermatitis, Atopic complications, Dermatitis, Atopic immunology, Herpes Simplex immunology, Peanut Hypersensitivity complications, Staphylococcal Infections immunology
- Abstract
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a multifactorial and chronic disease, with genetic, environmental, immunological and nutritional origins. AD may be aggravated by allergies associated with infections. This study aims to describe a paediatric case of AD in which the peanut allergy was the triggering factor to aggravate the disease, and was also the concomitant precursor of staphylococcal (methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, carrier of the Panton-Valentine leukocidine (PVL) genes) and herpetic (Herpes Simplex - HSV) infections. The clinical management approach and nursing strategies promoted a favourable evolution during the hospitalization period, besides the family approach, which was essential to control any flare-up of the disease. Adherence to a recommended diet and the use of strategies to prevent any recurrent infections were important to ensure the patient's quality of life.
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- 2015
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