Atopic Dermatitis and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Iranian Children | Science Publications

American Journal of Immunology

Zahra Rahnama¹  Elham Ahmadi¹  Ali R. Tehrani¹ 

关键词: Atopic dermatitis;    case control study;    children;    diabetes mellitus;    Iran;   

DOI  :  10.3844/ajisp.2009.98.100

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: Science Publications

【 摘 要 】

Problem statement: Atopic diseases, including asthma, eczema and allergic rhinitis, are characterized by a chronic inflammatory reaction mediated by T helper 2 cells, while type 1 diabetes mellitus is mediated by T helper 1 cells. Approach: The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of atopic dermatitis between children with type 1 diabetes mellitus and age-matched controls. We conducted a case-control study enrolling 150 cases with type 1 diabetes mellitus between 2-20 years from pediatric endocrine out patient clinic and 450 controls randomly selected from the general population matched on sex and age. The diagnosis of atopic dermatitis was determined for patients and controls by the Hanifin and Rajka

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