Pilot Studies on Two Complementary Bath Products for Atopic Dermatitis Children: Pine-Tar and Tea.

Few standardized bath product clinical trials were performed for atopic dermatitis patients. Pine-tar and green tea extracts are plant-derived products that have been described as having anti-allergic effects which may reduce AD disease severity. The efficacy of two complementary bath products was studied and compared.

Determinants for asthma control, quality of life and use of complementary and alternative medicine in asthmatic pediatric patients in four cities.

Background: Asthma is a significant chronic health problem worldwide. Management aims at disease control by reducing functional impairment and exacerbations and improving quality of life (QoL). We report a multi-center study to survey asthma control and QoL in four cities in the Pearl River Delta.

Are skin equipment for assessing childhood eczema any good?

Aim: Symptomatology and severity of atopic dermatitis (AD) can be objectively measured with equipment. This study aimed to compare skin measurements and investigate their correlations with various clinical severity scores.

Methods: Skin hydration (SH), transepidermal water loss (TEWL), pH, erythema, pigmentation, and ITA (individual typology angle) were measured (using Delfin, Courage + Khazaka, and Mettler Toledo equipment), and correlated with Patient-Oriented Eczema Measure (POEM, a short-term subjective-symptom score), Scoring Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD, a short-term subjective-symptom and objective-sign score), Nottingham Eczema Severity Score (NESS, a long-term subjective-symptom score), Children Dermatology Life Quality Index (CDLQI, a short-term subjective-symptom score) with Spearman's rho coefficient.

Testing the Actions of a Multi-action Emollient: Patient's Acceptability Determines Product Efficacy.

Aim: Eczema or Atopic Dermatitis (AD) is associated with itch, sleep disturbance, impaired life quality, reduced skin hydration, impaired epidermal barrier function and colonization by Staphylococcus aureus (SA). We investigated an emollient with claimed multi-actions on barrier repair, antihistaminergic and antimicrobial effects.

Methods: Consecutive AD patients were recruited.

Emollient Acceptability in Childhood Atopic Dermatitis: Not All Emollients are Equal.

Background: Eczema or Atopic Dermatitis (AD) is a common chronic relapsing skin disease associated with impaired quality of life. Regular usage of moisturizer/emollient is the mainstay of management but acceptability of emollient is often suboptimal. We investigated if emollient acceptability is influenced by various clinical factors in AD.

Clinical Signs, Staphylococcus and Atopic Eczema-Related Seromarkers.

Unlabelled: Childhood eczema or atopic dermatitis (AD) is a distressing disease associated with pruritus, sleep disturbance, impaired quality of life and isolation. The pathophysiology of AD is complex and various seromarkers of immunity are involved. We investigated if anti-staphylococcal enterotoxin IgE (anti-SE), selected seromarkers of T regulatory (Treg), T helper (Th) and antigen-presenting cells (APC) are associated with clinical signs of disease severity and quality of life.