A new study suggests that upper airway infections (UAI) may exacerbate atopic dermatitis (AD) in children, and surgical treatment for those infections may improve the severity of the skin disease, according to the results of a St. Louis University School of Medicine study authored by Aayesha M. Khan, M.D.; Thomas J. Donovan, M.D.; and Barbara Mossman, R.N., of the department of otolaryngology, and Elaine C. Siegfried, M.D., of the department of dermatology.
The study also suggests the possibility that chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) activates the immune system, and that treatment of CRS leads to concurrent improvement in AD.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Sinusitis and Eczema
Interesting study linking chronic sinusitis with atopic dermatitis in children.
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