Immunoglobulin E, interleukin-18 and interleukin-12 in patients with atopic dermatitis: Correlation with disease activity

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2015, Pages WC01-WC05

  Zedan, Khaled ^a   Rasheed, Zafar ^a   Farouk, Yaser ^a   Alzolibani, Abdullateef A ^a   Saif, Ghada Bin ^b   Ismail, Hisham A ^a   Al Robaee, Ahmad A ^a  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Disease activity; Immunoglobulin E; Interleukin 12; Interleukin 18

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 12P40; INTERLEUKIN 18;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SCORAD INDEX;

EID: 84926282661     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/12261.5742     Document Type: Article

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