5 results match your criteria: "University Hospital of Copenhagen Gentofte[Affiliation]"

The World Allergy Organization recommends probiotics in the prevention of atopic dermatitis in high-risk populations. Mutations in the filaggrin gene (FLG) result in an increased risk of atopic dermatitis through disruption of the skin keratin layer. This exploratory study investigated whether the preventive effect of maternal probiotics was evident in children with and without FLG mutations.

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Background: Ixekizumab has demonstrated improvement in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis by selectively targeting interleukin-17A, which is a proinflammatory cytokine that is important in the pathogenesis of psoriasis.

Objective: To report 4-year efficacy and safety results from the open-label extension (OLE) of this phase 2 trial.

Methods: Analysis was by last observation carried forward.

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An inverse relation between contact allergy and autoimmune diseases is suggested from epidemiological studies. The aim of this study was to investigate susceptibility and reactivity in patients with psoriasis, patients with diabetes and healthy controls in an experimental sensitization study. We sensitized 68 adult individuals (23 patients with psoriasis, 22 patients with diabetes and 23 healthy controls) with diphenylcyclopropenone (DPCP) and assessed challenge responses with visual scoring and ultrasound.

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Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: late skin manifestations.

Arch Dermatol

February 2009

Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Copenhagen Gentofte, Niels Andersens Vej 65, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark.

Background: Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) is a serious disease that occurs in patients with severe renal disease and is believed to be caused by gadolinium-containing contrast agents. A detailed description of the late skin manifestations of NSF is important to help dermatologists and nephrologists recognize the disease.

Observations: We studied 17 patients with NSF late in the disease.

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