Comparison of Transepidermal Water Loss, Capacitance and pH Values in the Skin between Intrinsic and Extrinsic Atopic Dermatitis Patients

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 93-96

  Choi, Suk Jin ^a   Song, Min Gyu ^a   Sung, Whan Tae ^a   Lee, Dong Youn ^a   Lee, Joo Heung ^a   Lee, Eil Soo ^a   Yang, Jun Mo ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Capacitance; Dermatitis, Atopic; Hydrogen Ion Concentration; Transepidermal Water Loss

Indexed keywords

WATER; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CAPACITANCE BLOOD VESSEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PH; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN WATER LOSS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; IMMUNOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKIN; SKIN ALLERGY; THERMOREGULATION;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; SKIN; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 0141958647     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2003.18.1.93     Document Type: Article

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