Investigation of cytokine levels and their association with SCORAD index in adults with acute atopic dermatitis

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 409-416

  Vakirlis, E ^a   Lazaridou, E ^a   Tzellos, T G ^a   Gerou, S ^a   Chatzidimitriou, D ^a   Ioannides, D ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

atopic dermatitis; cytokines; SCORAD index; TNF

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOKINES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 79952386115     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03800.x     Document Type: Article

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