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The pathophysiology of atopic eczema.
Clinical and experimental dermatology - 1 Jan 2006
Allam J-P, Novak N
Abstract excerpt
Atopic eczema (AE) represents a pruritic chronic inflammatory skin disease with a complex background, triggered by genetic and environmental factors. Different dendritic cells subtypes, such as Langerhans cells, inflammatory dendritic epidermal cells and plasmacytoid dendritic cells, play a key role in AE and impact on the mechanisms underlying AE, such as the recruitment of inflammatory cells, T-cell priming,...
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