Specific IgG and IgA of common foods in Chinese children with eczema: Friend or foe

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 462-466

  Hon, Kam Lun E ^a   Poon, Terence Chuen W ^a   Pong, Nga Hin H ^a   Wong, Yuen Hung K ^a   Leung, Sophie S ^a   Chow, Chung Mo ^a   Leung, Ting Fan ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; CDLQI; Childhood eczema; Food avoidance; IgA; IgE; IgG; NESS; Quality of life; SCORAD

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILDREN DERMATOLOGY LIFE QUALITY INDEX; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY AVOIDANCE; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; MALE; NOTTINGHAM ECZEMA SEVERITY SCORE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING ATOPIC DERMATITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIZATION; SKIN WATER LOSS;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84892151954     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: 14711753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09546634.2013.848262     Document Type: Article

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