Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common childhood chronic inflammatory skin disorder that can significantly impact quality of life and has been linked to the subsequent development of food allergy, asthma, and allergic rhinitis, an association known as the "atopic march."
Objective: The aim of this study was to identify biomarkers collected non-invasively from the skin surface in order to predict AD before diagnosis across a broad age range of children.
Methods: Non-invasive skin surface measures and biomarkers were collected from 160 children (3-48 months of age) of three groups: (A) healthy with no family history of allergic disease, (B) healthy with family history of allergic disease, and (C) diagnosed AD.
Results: Eleven of 101 children in group B reported AD diagnosis in the subsequent 12 months following the measurements. The children who developed AD had increased skin immune markers before disease onset, compared to those who did not develop AD in the same group and to the control group. In those enrolled with AD, lesional skin was characterized by increased concentrations of certain immune markers and transepidermal water loss, and decreased skin surface hydration.
Conclusions: Defining risk susceptibility before onset of AD through non-invasive methods may help identify children who may benefit from early preventative interventions.
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Sci Rep
January 2025
Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, TH-PPM Group, Beni-Suef University, Beni Suef, 62514, Egypt.
This theoretical work focuses on the application of Tamm resonance-based biosensing using a one-dimensional photonic crystal for detecting skin vitiligo, a condition caused by the loss of pigment in the body. This biosensor utilizes the interaction of light with the photonic structure to identify the specific biomarkers associated with vitiligo. The proposed structure is composed of prism/Ag/skin-sample/(GaP/PS)/glass.
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December 2025
Department of Dermatology, Zhangjiagang TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, P.R. China.
Aim: Verruca vulgaris is a common skin disease among children. Foreign object mimicking a wart is unusual.
Methods: A report of a 6-year-old boy with foreign object misdiagnosed as verruca vulgaris.
J Occup Environ Hyg
January 2025
Division of Field Studies and Engineering, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Cincinnati, Ohio.
Structural firefighters are exposed to an array of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as a result of incomplete combustion of both synthetic and natural materials. PAHs are found in both the particulate and vapor phases in the firefighting environment and are significantly associated with acute and chronic diseases, including cancer. Using a fireground exposure simulator (FES) and standing mannequins dressed in four different firefighter personal protective equipment (PPE) conditions, each with varying levels of protective hood interface and particulate-blocking features, the efficacy of the hoods was assessed against the ingress of PAHs (specifically, naphthalene).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Ruxolitinib cream has demonstrated anti-inflammatory and antipruritic activity and was well tolerated in a phase 3 study in patients aged 2-11 years with mild to moderate atopic dermatitis (AD).
Objective: This study examined the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, efficacy, and quality of life (QoL) with ruxolitinib cream under maximum-use conditions and with longer-term use.
Methods: Eligible patients were aged 2-11 years with moderate to severe AD [Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA) score 3-4], and ≥ 35% affected body surface area (BSA).
Rep Pract Oncol Radiother
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Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India.
Background: Radiation dermatitis (RD) or skin toxicity is one of the most common acute side effects of radiation in head and neck cancer patients. This study aims to correlate the pattern of volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) dose distribution to the skin with the grades of RD.
Materials And Methods: 80 plans of histopathologically proven squamous cell carcinoma head and neck patients already treated with definitive concurrent chemoradiation [66-70 Gy in 33-35# or 66 Gy in 30# in simultaneous integrated boost (SIB), with concurrent Cisplatin 100 mg/m 3 weekly] at our institution between November 2022 and November 2023 were retrieved from our digital archives.
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