Article
Early-life risk factors for occurrence of atopic dermatitis during the first year.
Pediatrics - 1 Mar 2007
Sugiyama Mikio, Arakawa Hirokazu, Ozawa Kiyoshi, Mizuno Takahisa, Mochizuki Hiroyuki, Tokuyama Kenichi, Morikawa Akihiro
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: In a prospective birth cohort study, we sought to identify perinatal predictors of the occurrence of atopic dermatitis in the first year of life. METHODS: Associations of family history, infection during pregnancy, cord blood cytokine concentrations, and skin function parameters with atopic dermatitis were analyzed. Stratum corneum hydration was measured with an impedance meter until 5 days after...
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- Age Distribution
- Breast Feeding
- Cohort Studies
- Cytokines
- Dermatitis, Atopic
- Female
- Fetal Blood
