Expression patterns of atopic eczema and respiratory illnesses in a high-risk birth cohort

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010 Feb;125(2):491-493.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.11.026.

Abstract

Increased severity of respiratory illnesses, RSV wheezing and early allergic sensitization were significant risk factors for atopic eczema disease persistence. These children represent a distinct phenotype of AE.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cats
  • Cohort Studies
  • Dermatitis, Atopic / complications*
  • Dermatitis, Atopic / epidemiology*
  • Dogs
  • Humans
  • Hypersensitivity
  • Lung Diseases / complications*
  • Lung Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Lung Diseases / virology
  • Respiratory Sounds / etiology
  • Risk Factors
  • Virus Diseases / complications
  • Virus Diseases / epidemiology