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Primary prevention of Atopic Dermatitis (AD) in high risk children remains a controversial issue. Measures including skin barrier repair, breastfeeding, hydrolyzed formula feeding (enzyme digestion of some proteins contained in milk), maternal dietary avoidance, consumption of... READ MORE

Take Home Massage: Blood Vitamin D levels are reduced in psoriasis, particularly in the pustular psoriasis and psoriatric erythroderma forms (study from Vietnam). The levels were lower in females than in males.   Comments: -Compared with healthy volunteers, blood levels were... READ MORE

Psoriasis is an autoinflammatory condition which affects on average 2% of the world population (0.1% to 0.2% in Japan). Inflammation is driven by a complex interplay between immune and skin cells involving key cytokines such as Interleukin 17a (Il-17a), Il-23 and TNF alpha. In... READ MORE

Topical Vitamin D analogues alone have shown a beneficial effect in the treatment of psoriasis (calcipotriol,  calcitriol…) –Calcipotriol (MC903) slows down the rate of skin cell growth, flattens psoriasis lesions, and removes scales (More on MC903 after the conclusion).... READ MORE

Vitamin D in cutaneous carcinogenesis: part I and II Tang JY, Fu T, Lau C, Oh DH, Bikle DD, Asgari MM. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2012 Nov;67(5):803.e1-12, quiz 815-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.05.044.  and 827-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.07.022.     Vitamin D has a protective... READ MORE

The words of origin are: pellis (Latin) = skin aegre (Latin) = sick, diseased …or… aγρa (Greek) = affection, condition     This condition can be summarized by the 4 d’s: dermatitis diarrhea dementia death     The skin is characterized by the following:... READ MORE

Bone mineral density in children with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis. van Velsen SG, Knol MJ, van Eijk RL, de Vroede MA, de Wit TC, Lam MG, Haeck IM, de Bruin-Weller MS, Bruijnzeel-Koomen CA, Pasmans SG. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2010 Nov;63(5):824-31.     Atopic... READ MORE

Vitamin D deficiency rickets in an adolescent with severe atopic dermatitis. Borzutzky A. et al. Pediatrics. 2014 Feb;133(2):e451-4. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-1114. Epub 2014 Jan 27. Free article: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/133/2/e451.long Atopic dermatitis (AD)... READ MORE

Même les traitements dits efficaces ne marchent pas toujours contre le mélasma (chloasma, masque de grossesse). C’est le cas pour les crèmes de triple combinaison (Triluma, Hydroquinone + Fluocinolone + Trétinoïne). En règle générale, les traitements topiques (crèmes)... READ MORE

Bone mineral density in children with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis. van Velsen SG, Knol MJ, van Eijk RL, de Vroede MA, de Wit TC, Lam MG, Haeck IM, de Bruin-Weller MS, Bruijnzeel-Koomen CA, Pasmans SG. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2010 Nov;63(5):824-31.   La dermatite... READ MORE