Atopic dermatitis in older patients: Particular points

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-18

  Katsarou, A ^a   Armenaka, M C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

adult; allergy; atopic dermatitis; eczema; intrinsic; sensitization

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLARITHROMYCIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; EMOLLIENT AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFLIXIMAB; KETOCONAZOLE; PENICILLIN G DERIVATIVE; PIMECROLIMUS; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECZEMA; ERYTHRODERMA; EYE DISEASE; FOOD ALLERGY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DYSREGULATION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SKIN FLORA; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

AGED; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 78649997637     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03737.x     Document Type: Review

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