Quantitative assessment of combination bathing and moisturizing regimens on skin hydration in atopic dermatitis

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 273-278

  Chiang, Charles ^b   Eichenfield, Lawrence F ^a,c  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMOLLIENT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BATH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; HYDRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN CARE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; BATHS; BODY WATER; CHILD; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; EMOLLIENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN; SKIN CARE;

EID: 67650508901     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2009.00911.x     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Hebra F. Traité des maladies de la peau. Paris : Masson, 1872 : 567 572.
2. Scholtz J. Management of atopic dermatitis. A preliminary report. Calif Med 1964 100 : 103 105.
3. Scholtz J. Management of atopic dermatitis. Calif Med 1965 102 : 210 216.
4. Ayres S, Mihan R. Atopic dermatitis - success or failure with the Scholtz regimen. The Australas J Dermatol 1967 9 : 16 22.
5. Tompkins R. Scholtz regimen. Arch Dermatol 1978 114 : 1099.
6. Eichenfield LF, Hanifin JM, Luger TA et al. Consensus conference on pediatric atopic dermatitis. J Am Acad Dermatol 2003 49 : 1088 1095. (Pubitemid 37475483)
7. Lynde C, Barber K, Claveau J et al. Canadian Practical Guide for the Treatment and Management of Atopic Dermatitis. J Cutan Med Surg http://www.springerlink.com/content/r5432000056r2748/ [accessed on 19 May 2008].
8. Ellis C, Luger T, Abeck D et al. International Consensus Conference on Atopic Dermatitis II (ICCAD II): clinical update and current treatment strategies. Br J Dermatol 2003 148 (Suppl. 63 3 10.
9. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Atopic eczema in children: management of atopic eczema in children from birth up to the age of 12 years. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. http://www.nice.org.uk/CG057 [accessed on 19 May 2008].
10. Hanifin J, Cooper K, Ho V et al. Guidelines of care for atopic dermatitis, developed in accordance with the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD)/American Academy of Dermatology Association "Administrative Regulations for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines." J Am Acad Dermatol 2004 50 : 391 404.
11. Gutman A, Kligman A, Sciacca A et al. Soak and smear. A standard technique revisited. Arch Dermatol 2005 141 : 1556 1559. (Pubitemid 41815846)
12. Grove G. The effect of moisturizers on skin surface hydration as measured in vivo by electrical conductivity. Curr Ther Res 1991 50 : 712 719.
13. Voegeli D. The effect of washing and drying practices on skin barrier function. J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs 2008 35 : 84 90.
14. Distante F, Beradesca E. Hydration. In : Berardesca E, Elsner P, Wilhelm K, Maibach H, eds. Bioengineering of the skin: methods and instrumentation. New York : CRC Press, 1995 : 8 9.
15. Clarys P, Barel A, Gabard B. Non-invasive electrical measurements for the evaluation of the hydration state of the skin: comparison between three conventional instruments - the Corneometer, the Skicon, and the Nova DPM. Skin Res Technol 1999 5 : 14 20. (Pubitemid 29048034)
16. Asano-Kato N, Fukagawa K, Tsubota K et al. Quantitative evaluation of atopic blepharitis by scoring of eyelid conditions and measuring the water content of the skin and evaporation from the eyelid surface. Cornea 2001 20 : 255 259. (Pubitemid 32239262)
17. Armer P, Bower E, Bernice B et al. A million random digits with 100,000 normal deviates. Glencoe : The Rand Corporation, 1955.
18. Berardesca E. EEMCO guidance for the assessment of stratum corneum hydration: electrical methods. Skin Res Technol 1997 3 : 126 132. (Pubitemid 27267624)
19. Chamlin SL, Kao J, Frieden IJ et al. Ceramide-dominant barrier repair lipids alleviate childhood atopic dermatitis: changes in barrier function provide a sensitive indicator of disease activity. J Am Acad Dermatol 2002 47 : 198 207.