The atopic eczema/dermatitis syndrome: Epidemiology, natural course, and immunology of the IgE-associated ("extrinsic") and the nonallergic ("intrinsic") AEDS

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-5

  Wuthrich B ^a   Schmid Grendelmeier, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

"extrinsic" type; "intrinsic" type; IgE associated type; Atopic dermatitis; Atopic eczema; Atopic eczema dermatitis syndrome (AEDS); Atopy march; Immunology; Natural course; Nonallergic type

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CYTOKINE; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 5;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; B LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DENDRITIC CELL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRICK TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SKIN MANIFESTATION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT;

EID: 0038466123     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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