Serum measurement of interleukin-31 (IL-31) in paediatric atopic dermatitis: Elevated levels correlate with severity scoring

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 334-339

  Ezzat, M H M ^a   Hasan, Z E ^a   Shaheen, K Y A ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

atopic dermatitis; infantile eczema; interleukin 31; pruritus; severity

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 31;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECZEMA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REMISSION; VOLUNTEER;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERLEUKINS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79751508913     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03794.x     Document Type: Article

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