Advice For Managing Atopic Dermatitis (AD) (For Professionals) Infection prevention avoid rubber, toys: risk of GRAM – folliculitis Baths in saline 9g Nacl in 1lt (raise to 30-36g NaCl) in KMnO4 1/10000: not on the head (effective, increases pH very slightly (paradoxical) but reduces St Aureus) Moisturization of the skin “stay less in water” “drink…
Moisturising (Moisturizing) Creams In Atopic Dermatitis (AD) (For Professionals) Structure of the summary 1. Measuring their efficacy 2. Role of emollients 3. Where is the evidence ? 1. Measuring their efficacy or the importance of scoring system for physicians SCORAD Objective SCORAD 3 items criteria (more practical and easier to do in daily practice): based…
Early Topical Atopic Dermatitis (AD) Treatment In Children Improves Clinical Outcome (For Professionals) chronic AD which is lichenified is difficult to treat The 3 major problematic factors with AD are: pruritus flares skin infections (bacterial and viral) Etiology of AD genetic? environmental ? atopic march ? In the absence of a definate cause, symptom management…
Atopic Dermatitis: The Role Of Filaggrin (flg) (For Professionals) Several genes and environmental factors are implicated but the one gene having the biggest role is filaggrin. This gene will be studied here Synthesis process of filaggrin (flg): genetic localisation: chromosome 1=epidermal differentiation complex (group of genes coding proteins which are important for the differentiation of…
Defining (D) Atopic Dermatis (AD) And Measuring Its Impact (I) (For Professionals) D Is termed eczema which to divide in atopic and non atopic. The other type is contact dermatitis (allergic or non allergic). 2004 What is a good definition ?: It is valid It is repeatable It is accepted by others It is easy…
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