An adult with atopic dermatitis and repeated short-term fasting

Journal of Physiological Anthropology and Applied Human Science

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 237-240

  Nakamura, Harunobu ^a   Shimoji, Kaori ^b   Kouda, Katsuyasu ^a,c   Tokunaga, Rikio ^c   Takeuchi, Hiroichi ^a  

^a HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allergy; Atopic eczema; Dietary restriction; Energy restriction; Nutritional stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LACTASE; LACTASE DEHYDROGENASE 5; OXIDOREDUCTASE; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIE; CASE REPORT; CYTOMETRY; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG RESPONSE; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION; DIET THERAPY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; EOSINOPHILS; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 0642369926     PISSN: 13453475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2114/jpa.22.237     Document Type: Article

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