Documentation of impaired epidermal barrier in mild and moderate diaper dermatitis in vivo using noninvasive methods

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 99-107

  Stamatas, Georgios N ^a   Zerweck, Charles ^b   Grove, Gary ^b   Martin, Katharine M ^a  

^a JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

^b CyberDERM Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPER DERMATITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDERMIS; ERYTHEMA; FECES; HUMAN; HYDRATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; INFANT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MICROSCOPE; MICROSCOPY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM; URINE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMOSCOPY; DIAPER RASH; EPIDERMIS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT; MALE; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED; WATER; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 79955047326     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01308.x     Document Type: Article

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