1. Childhood atopic eczema.
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St. C. Barnetson, Ross and Rogers, Maureen
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ECZEMA in children , *JUVENILE diseases , *ALLERGY in children , *CHILDREN'S health , *THERAPEUTICS - Abstract
Presents a clinical review of childhood atopic eczema. Complexity of the condition in children; How four in five children with atopic eczema have IgE mediated allergy to inhalants or foods; Exacerbation by food allergy in less than ten percent of cases; Suggestion that to reduce the need for admission to hospital children with severe eczema can be treated with topical or oral immunusuppression.
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- 2002
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