Clinical features and diagnostic criteria of atopic dermatitis in relation to age

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Supplement

Volumn 12, Issue 14, 2001, Pages 69-74

  Eigenmann, Philippe A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Childhood; Cow's milk; Diagnosis; Diagnostic criteria; Food allergy; Hen's egg; Hyper IgE syndrome; Peanut; Staphylococcus aureus; Wiscott Aldrich syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; HYPERIMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA E; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN INFLAMMATION; WISKOTT ALDRICH SYNDROME; XEROSIS;

EID: 0035000458     PISSN: 09065784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3038.2001.121416.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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