An overview on atopic dermatitis in children

Acta Dermatovenerologica Croatica

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 158-166

  Sušac, Andrej ^a   Babić, Sanja ^a   Lipozenčić, Jasna ^b  

^a Matulić Polyclinic ^*  (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Children; Clinical evaluation; Diagnosis; Etiology; Pathophysiology; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ASTEMIZOLE; AZATHIOPRINE; CETIRIZINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; CYCLOSPORIN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOXEPIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; HYDROXYZINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; KETOTIFEN FUMARATE; LORATADINE; METHOTREXATE; MONTELUKAST; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; PIMECROLIMUS; TACROLIMUS; TERFENADINE; THALIDOMIDE; THYMOPENTIN; ZAFIRLUKAST;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHROMOSOME 17; CHROMOSOME 1Q; CHROMOSOME 20; CHROMOSOME 3; DISEASE EXACERBATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUVA; REMISSION; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; SKIN PRURITUS;

CHILD; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; HUMANS;

EID: 34948857346     PISSN: 1330027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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