The importance of acidification in atopic eczema: An underexplored avenue for treatment

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 970-978

  Panther, David J ^a   Jacob, Sharon E ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid mantle; Atopic dermatitis; Barrier; Skin pH

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; DERMCIDIN; EMOLLIENT AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; KALLIKREIN; KALLIKREIN 5; OXAZOLONE; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; PHOSPHOLIPID; SODIUM PROTON EXCHANGE PROTEIN 1; STRATUM CORNEUM CHYMOTRYPTIC ENZYME;

ACIDIFICATION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; KERATINOCYTE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PH; PHENOTYPE; PRURITUS; SKIN FLORA; SKIN PH; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 84991502604     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20770383     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/jcm4050970     Document Type: Article

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