Open AccessIgE-Mediated Sensitization to Malassezia in Atopic Dermatitis
Author(s) -
Petra Brodská,
Petr Panzner,
Karel Pizinger,
Peter SchmidGrendelmeier
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 2162-5220
pISSN - 1710-3568
DOI - 10.1097/der.0000000000000040
Subject(s) - malassezia , medicine , atopic dermatitis , immunoglobulin e , sensitization , atopy , eczema area and severity index , immunology , allergy , dermatology , antibody
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease. Malassezia, the predominant skin microbiota fungus, is considered to exacerbate AD, especially in a subset of patients with head and neck type AD (HNAD). In the present study, the relationship between AD and sensitization to Malassezia antigens was investigated.