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Xerosis is associated with atopic dermatitis, hand eczema and contact sensitization independent of filaggrin gene mutations.
Acta dermato-venereologica - 6 Jul 2013
Thyssen Jacob P, Johansen Jeanne D, Zachariae Claus, Menné Torkil, Linneberg Allan
Abstract excerpt
Atopic dermatitis, hand eczema and contact sensitization are prevalent disorders, and may, in many cases, be secondary to skin barrier abnormality. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between self-reported generalized xerosis, atopic dermatitis, hand eczema and contact sensitization, taking filaggrin gene mutations into account. Questionnaire data were collected from a cross-sectional study...
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