Exfoliative Dermatitis

Etiology and Pathophysiology

Dermatitis

Schistosome dermatitis

Seborrheic Dermatitis

Dermatitis could be suppressed as it develops

Excessive immune reactions against the body's own skin cells can lead to painful and even chronic dermatitis. An international team of researchers at the MedUni Vienna, the MedUni Graz and the Salk In...

Filaggrin mutations up risk of irritant contact dermatitis

(HealthDay)—Both atopic dermatitis (AD) and loss-of-function mutations in the filaggrin gene (FLG) are independently associated with an increased risk of developing chronic irritant contact dermatit...

Spotlight on… dermatitis herpetiformis

This month’s spotlight on coincides with our dermatology focus, exploring the symptoms and treatments of dermatitis herpetiformis, a skin manifestation of coeliac disease. Our latest ‘spotlight o...

Genome-wide association study identifies eight new susceptibility loci for atopic dermatitis in the Japanese population

Mayumi Tamari and colleagues report a genome-wide association study for atopic dermatitis, a chronic inflammatory skin disease, in a Japanese population. They identify eight new susceptibility loci fo...

Atopic Dermatitis Clues

Recent research identifies factors that reduce lipids in the skin and trigger inflammation to promote the development of atopic dermatitis (Wang Z et al. PLoS One. 2012;7[12]:e51262). The condition is...

Atopic dermatitis linked to stress

Stress appears to be strongly linked with a higher risk of atopic dermatitis, according to a recent study.

8 New Susceptibility Loci For Atopic Dermatitis Identified By Genome-Wide Study

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Genomic Medicine (CGM) and their colleagues have identified 8 new loci associated with susceptibility to atopic dermatitis in the Japanese population. The findings,...

Causes and treatment of oedema in patients with heart failure

Pulmonary and peripheral oedema are fundamental features of heart failure; however, clinical data for optimal management of these conditions are lacking. In this Review, Clark and Cleland describe the...

Parthenium dermatitis.

Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) to Parthenium hysterophorus is the most common cause of plant dermatitis in India. Parthenium dermatitis is caused by dry powder of leaves and flowers and hair-like s...

What is Intrinsic Atopic Dermatitis?

Many authors favor a distinction between the extrinsic and intrinsic forms of atopic dermatitis. In this review, the controversy is discussed and several definitions are presented. After reviewing man...

Serum albumin level during intestinal exfoliative rejection: a potential predictor of graft recovery and patient outcome.

Exfoliative rejection is a severe complication after intestinal transplant. The assessment of mucosa histology is restricted to the area reached by endoscopy. We aim to evaluate the serum albumin (SA)...

Pin site allergic contact dermatitis: an unusual complication of halo fixation.

We report a case of halo pin site allergic contact dermatitis, a rare complication of halo vest immobilisation (HVI), necessitating device removal. Although uncommon, pin site allergic contact dermati...

Innate immunity, allergy and atopic dermatitis.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: We review here the recent discoveries in innate immunity that shed light on the pathophysiology of atopic dermatitis. RECENT FINDINGS: The mechanisms that promote the enhanced susce...