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Atopic dermatitis burden scale: creation of a specific burden questionnaire for families.
BACKGROUND: The notion of individual burden, associated with a disease, has been introduced to determine the 'disability' in the broadest sense (psychological, social, economic and physical). Atopic d...
A petrolatum and zinc oxide-based ointment containing 0.25% miconazole nitrate is reported to be effective and well tolerated in the treatment of diaper dermatitis complicated by cutaneous candidiasis...
BACKGROUND: Coeliac disease is an autoimmune disorder that is considered to affect approximately one in 100 people. In the UK, gluten-free (GF) foods can be prescribed by general practitioners (GPs) t...
Phragmites rhizoma was reported to have anti-oxidative and free radical scavenging activity. It also has been traditionally used to suppress inflammation. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate th...
TRPV3 ion channels mediate thermo-transduction, nociception, inflammation and dermatitis in mammals. TRPV1-4 proteins have been shown to have conserved cysteine-residues in the pore-forming regions. T...
Protein contact dermatitis and food allergy to mare milk.
This study aimed to catalogue the digital dermatitis (DD) treatment practices used by French dairy farmers and to identify the motivators and barriers to the adoption of these treatments. A semi-struc...
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to determine the levels of anxiety, depression, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in patients with seborrheic dermatitis (SD) compared with healthy subjects. Additi...
AIMS: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a inflammatory skin disease. Probiotics have been reported to modulate immune responses, and thus are now being suggested as potential treatments for allergies. In this...
News Articles
PuraCap's Team EpiCeram® Joins Walk to Cure Eczema
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Team EpiCeram is proud to announce its support of the National Eczema Association's "Itching for a Cure" walk in New Jersey on June 8, 2013. W...
Peer-Reviewed Article Shows CLn® BodyWash an Effective Solution for Children with Eczema
Parents give product high marks Dallas-based TopMDTM Skin Care today announced results of its first peer-reviewed journal article testing the efficacy of their flagship...
Salix Pharmaceuticals Outlines Data Presentations at Digestive Disease Week 2013
Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SLXP) today announced that presentations related to the investigation of two of the Company’s products are scheduled to take place during Dig...
Genetic Variation in the Inflammasome and Atopic Dermatitis Susceptibility
FDA Approves APOQUEL® (oclacitinib tablet) to Control Itch and Inflammation in Allergic Dogs
Zoetis Offers a Targeted New Approach to Rapidly and Safely Stop the Cycle of Itch and Inflammation Associated with Allergic Skin Disease in Dogs Zoetis, Inc. (NYSE: ZT...
Nuvo Research wins US patent for WF10 drug candidate
Canada-based pharmaceutical company Nuvo Research has received US Patent relating to compositions and methods of using WF10 and new derivative formulations for the treatment of allergic asthma, allerg...
Data on Yervoy® (ipilimumab) and the investigational PD-1 receptor blocking antibody nivolumab, to be highlighted in six oral presentations and featured in ASCO pres...
Identification Of Gene Associated With Eczema In Dogs
A novel gene associated with canine atopic dermatitis has been identified by a team of researchers led by professors Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Uppsala university and �ke Hedhammar, SLU, Sweden. The ge...
Celsus reports positive interim results from first cohort of MRX-6 phase II trial
Celsus Therapeutics has reported positive interim results from the first cohort of phase II trial of multi-functional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory cream MRX-6 for the treatment of patients with al...
Creabilis Announces Headline Results of its Phase 2b Trial of Topical TrkA Kinase Inhibitor CT327
LUXEMBOURG, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Clinically and Statistically Significant Reduction of Chronic Pruritus (Itch) Seen in Psoriasis Patients Creabilis, a late stage European dermatology company...
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Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Provectus Pharmaceuticals specializes in developing oncology and dermatology therapies. Its lead oncology agent, PV-10, is designed to selectively target and destroy cancer cells...
ZymoGenetics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapeutic proteins for the treatment of human diseases. The company has developed...
Ceragenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Ceragenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a medical device company focused on infectious disease and dermatology. The Company has two base technology platforms; Ceragenins⢠or (â...
NKT Therapeutics, Inc. is a privately held biotechnology company focused on developing therapeutics based on unique immune cells called natural killer T (NKT) cells. The companyâ...
Clinical Trials
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) infection is perceived not only as a common secondary complication of atopic dermatitis (AD), but also as a culprit in the worsening of this condition. I...
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of pimecrolimus cream 1% in its registered indication (treatment of patients > 3 months of age with mild to moderate atopic dermatitis) This study is n...
Standardized Time- and Score-oriented Treatment of Moderate and Severe Atopic Dermatitis
The study was designed to test the hypothesis whether a standardized, time-and score-oriented treatment following a strict evidence based algorithm is equally effective to a standard treat...
Ultraviolet (UVA and UVB) Light Therapy in the Treatment of Inflammatory Skin Conditions
The purpose of this investigation is to study the effectiveness of longer wavelength UVA1 (340-400nm) or shorter wavelength ultraviolet B [UVB] (290-320nm) irradiation in the treatment of...
A Pilot Study of the Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis With Omalizumab
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) is an increasingly recognized condition characterized by dysphagia, food impaction or other obstructive esophageal symptoms in children and young adults....
This study is not being conducted in the United States. Patients who are intolerant of topical corticosteroids (TCS) have either experienced an adverse event resulting from the use of TCS...
Quality of Life Study in Adults With Facial Eczema
This study is not being conducted in the US. The study consists of a 4 week double blind treatment period. All patients meeting the inclusion/exclusion criteria will enter the study at d...
Combination Therapy for Atopic Dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis is a chronic relapsing disease with acute flares. The standard therapy is to treat acute flares using topical medications. The two most common classes of topical medica...
The purpose of this study is to gather information on the safety and the effectiveness of an investigational vaccine for the prevention of smallpox disease. Smallpox was one of the major c...
Cytokine Production Patterns in Patients with Systemic Mastocytosis Compared with Atopic Dermatitis and Healthy Individuals Summary: This study will examine how mast cells (cells involved...
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Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Dalbergia
A plant genus of the family FABACEAE. Members of this genus can cause CONTACT DERMATITIS.
Frullania
A plant genus of the family Jubulaceae, subclass JUNGERMANNIAE. Members contain eudesmane-type sesquiterpene lactones and cause CONTACT DERMATITIS.
Antigens, Dermatophagoides
Antigens from the house dust mites (DERMATOPHAGOIDES), mainly D. farinae and D. pteronyssinus. They are proteins, found in mite feces or mite extracts, that can cause ASTHMA and other allergic diseases such as perennial rhinitis (RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL) and atopic dermatitis (DERMATITIS, ATOPIC). More than 11 groups of Dermatophagoides ALLERGENS have been defined. Group I allergens, such as Der f I and Der p I from the above two species, are among the strongest mite immunogens in humans.
Anacardic Acids
A group of 6-alkyl SALICYLIC ACIDS that are found in ANACARDIUM and known for causing CONTACT DERMATITIS.
Netherton Syndrome
Rare autosomal recessive disease with variable expressions. Clinical features of the disease include variable ICHTHYOSIFORM ERYTHRODERMA, CONGENITAL; bamboo hair (trichorrhexis invaginata); and ATOPIC DERMATITIS. The disease is caused by mutations in the SPINK5 gene.
