WhatsApp and atopic dermatitis: a clinical trial.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of text messages with information about atopic dermatitis (AD) on the quality of life (QoL) of children and their caregivers and on the severity of the disease.

Methods: Researcher-blinded randomized controlled clinical trial. The experimental group (EG) received messages about AD and the control group (CG) about general health.

Educational intervention and atopic dermatitis: impact on quality of life and treatment.

Background: Educational intervention (EI) could improve understanding of atopic dermatitis (AD) and adherence to treatment, decreasing severity, and improving quality of life (QoL).

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the influence of an EI on the severity of the disease and on the QoL in children with AD.

Methods: A controlled clinical trial was performed, including children up to 14 years of age with AD.

Vitamin D supplementation and severity of atopic dermatitis: pre-post assessment.

Background/objectives: There is evidence that vitamin D (VD) supplementation may help in the management of atopic dermatitis (AD). The aim of this study was to assess the influence of VD supplementation on the severity of AD.

Methods: Pre-post interventional study with prospective data collection in patients younger than 14 years.

Clinical features and nail clippings in 52 children with psoriasis.

Background/objectives: Nail clipping, the act of cutting the distal portion of a nail for microscopic analysis, can complement the diagnosis of skin diseases with nail involvement, such as psoriasis. This study aimed to describe histopathologic findings on 81 nails from 52 children and adolescents with skin psoriasis and to determine whether these changes correlated with the severity of skin and nail involvement.

Methods: Children with psoriasis were enrolled in this cross-sectional study to obtain Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) and Nail Psoriasis Severity Index (NAPSI) scores.