Atopic dermatitis diagnosis

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Sicherer, S.H. and Sampson, H.A. 1999. Food hypersensitivity and atopic dermatitis pathophysiology, epidemiology, diagnosis and management. J Allergy Clin Immunol 104 114-122. 

Eigenmann PA, Calza A-M (2000). Diagnosis of IgE-mediated food allergy among Swiss children with atopic dermatitis. Pediatr. Allergy Immunol, 11 95-1000. 

A diagnosis of eczema or atopic dermatitis, past or present... 

Ottolenghi, A., A. De Chiara, S. Arrigoni, L. Terracciano, and M. De Amici. 1995. Diagnosis of food allergy caused by fruit and vegetables in children with atopic dermatitis. Pediatr. Med. Chirurg. 17(6) 525. 

What are the diseases under surveillance Irritant contact dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis, atopic dermatitis. On which criteria is the differential diagnosis based ... 

Rule out nail involvement produced by dermatoses, such as psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, onychomycosis and lichen planus, which may present with an isolated symptom and lead to a false-positive diagnosis (Bennet 1975) in the absence of a thorough history and laboratory tests. 

Because of the bronchial muscle relaxant effect, caffeine is used in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and for the treatment of asthma. The use of caffeine in the treatment of children with minimal brain dysfunction, to increase the duration of electroconvulsive therapy-induced seizure, for allergic rhinitis, as well as for atopic dermatitis has also been described. Recently, caffeine has been used as a diagnostic test for malignant hyperthermia and in the diagnosis of neuroleptic malignant syndrome, a complication of neuroleptic therapy. 

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