PART I Atopic dermatitis Atopic dermatitis(AD) is a common inflammatory skin disorder, characterized by pruritus, a chronically relapsing course, a distinctive distribution of eczematous skin lesions, and often a personal or family history of atopic diseases. ...
The clinical signs in the atopic dog are mostly distinct when compared to the atopic cat. A short overview of the main clinical features, diagnosis and treatment options in companion animals is given in Table 3. Table 3 Clinical features, diagnosis and treatments of atopic dermatitis for small ...
Dogs may develop a syndrome of spontaneous, inflammatory, pruritic dermatitis that shares many features with human atopic dermatitis, including a young age of onset, characteristic lesion distribution, IgE sensitization to common environmental allergen sources and evidence of epidermal barrier dysfunction. ...
population.According to these new criteria, AD is diagnosed in children based on the presence of three essential features: 1) pruritus; 2) ‘typicalmorphology and distribution’ (flexural dermatitis) or ‘atypicalmorphology and distribution with xerosis’; and 3) a chronic or chronically relapsing ...
Prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD) is increasing worldwide. Up to date, there has been no face-to-face nation-wide study in China. We aim to explore the prevalence of clinical diagnosed AD in children aged 1–7 ys in China. Twelve metropolises were
Canine atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common, genetically predisposed, inflammatory and pruritic skin disease. The variation in clinical presentations, due to genetic factors, extent of the lesions, stage of the disease, secondary infections, as well as resemblance to other non-atopic related skin dis...
Hwang JS, Kim JE, Kim HT, Yu YB, Im SH: Topical application of Taglisodog-eum inhibits the development of experimental atopic dermatitis. J Ethnopharmacol. 2012, 145 (2): 536-546. Article PubMed Google Scholar M-J O, Yoo Y-B, Lim S-H, Kim H-T: A clinical study for the effe...
In dogs with atopic dermatitis, intradermal testing (IDT) or allergen specific IgE serological testing are routinely employed to identify causative allergens. These allergens can then be used for allergen-specific immunotherapy and allergy management. The clinical relevance of this testing is affected by...
In conclusion, the data presented shows that the concurrent administration of a short course of prednisolone, at initiation of cyclosporine A therapy for the treatment of atopic dermatitis is well tolerated and efficacious in rapidly reducing pruritus. The combined treatment improves the dog’s overall...
In a non-limiting embodiment, there is provided a pharmaceutical composition for prevention and/or treatment of atopic dermatitis comprising an IL-31 antagonist as an active ingredi