Can early skin care normalise dry skin and possibly prevent atopic eczema? A pilot study in young infants
| Autor: | Bente Kvenshagen, Petter Mowinckel, Teresa Løvold Berents, K-H. Carlsen, Kai-Håkon Carlsen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Skin barrier medicine.medical_specialty Early introduction Immunology Skin Cream Pilot Projects Intervention group Dermatitis Atopic Young infants Dry skin medicine Humans Immunology and Allergy Observation group Skin Skin care business.industry Ichthyosis Infant General Medicine Skin Care Dermatology Female medicine.symptom Normal skin business Oils Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Allergologia et Immunopathologia. 42:539-543 |
| ISSN: | 0301-0546 |
| Popis: | Atopic eczema (AE) affects approximately 20% of children in Northern countries. Onset during early infancy is common and is characterised by altered skin barrier, increased water loss and defective lipid layer. Restoration of skin barrier by emollients and/or oil baths is an important part of AE treatment, but its role in preventing xerosis and AE is unknown. The present pilot study aimed to assess if xerosis, and possibly AE, could be reduced at six months of age by early introduction of frequent oil baths/facial fat cream in infants with dry skin.A controlled intervention pilot study included 56 six-week-old infants with xerosis, but not AE. Skin quality score ranging from 0 (normal skin) to 4 (probable AE), was assessed at inclusion, three and six months of age, with skin quality at six months as main outcome. One well baby clinic was recruited for intervention, frequent skin care (oil bath (0.5 dl) and facial fat cream, five well baby clinics recruited for observation only.The intervention group (n=24) had more often normal skin (75%) at six months than the observation group (37.5%) (p0.001), and less often probable AE (4.0 vs. 19.0%, respectively, ns). Oil baths were performed regularly, 2-4 up to 5-7 times/week in the intervention group, vs. fewer oil baths with sparse volume of oil in the observation group. No adverse reactions were reported.Regular oil baths in infants seem to reduce xerosis and may possibly reduce atopic eczema. |
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