Ultra-pure soft water improves skin barrier function in children with atopic dermatitis: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover pilot study

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 269-271

  Togawa, Yaei ^a   Kambe, Naotomo ^a   Shimojo, Naoki ^a   Nakano, Taiji ^a   Sato, Yasunori ^b   Mochizuki, Hiroyuki ^c   Tanaka, Akane ^d   Matsuda, Hiroshi ^d   Matsue, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Out in skin transparency; Skin barrier function; Ultra pure soft water

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; SODIUM ION; TAP WATER; ULTRA PURE SOFT WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DERMATOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ECZEMA AREA AND SEVERITY INDEX; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LETTER; MALE; OUT IN SKIN TRANSPARENCY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN WATER LOSS; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WATER HARDNESS; WATER TREATMENT; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SANITATION;

CALCIUM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; WATER; WATER SOFTENING;

EID: 84919416455     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: 1873569X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2014.10.009     Document Type: Letter

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