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3. Allergy workup: when and how for the child with atopic dermatitis?
- Source :
- Acta Dermato-Venereologica; Nov2005 Supplement 2, Vol. 85, p16-20, 5p, 4 Color Photographs
- Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- An allergy workup is done in many children with atopic dermatitis but its pratical benefit on disease management remains largely unproven. This paper emphasizes the need of a global assessment of the young patient, including compliance to previous treatments and disease severity. Allergy testing should be considered as a second line option, integrated to global management. True food allergy is found in one third of patients with moderate/severe disease, and avoidance diets in such patients help reducing topical corticosteroids consumption. Apart a better delineation of the indication of the tests, there is a need to make allergy workups simplier, and a better standardization of tests is needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ALLERGIES
ATOPIC dermatitis
SKIN inflammation
JUVENILE diseases
THERAPEUTICS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00015555
- Volume :
- 85
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Acta Dermato-Venereologica
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19020109
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03658340510012444