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KMID : 1189420030160010033
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medical Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology & Dermatology
2003 Volume.16 No. 1 p.33 ~ p.41
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The Role of Food Allergy in Infantile Atopic Dermatitis
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Lee Gil-Young
Kim Hae-Jung
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Abstract
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Infantile atopic dermatitis(AD) may be developed by food allergens due to immature intestinal epithelium and its mechanism, which may have no clear-cut evidence, is thought to be IgE mediated immediate and late phase hypersensitivity. It is not easy to diagnose AD caused by food allergens exactly so it is likely to be underestimated more than it be. But we must consider it as a major factor of not only infantile AD but childhood and adult AD. We can see similar theory at previous Oriental medicine. Allergens can be transmitted to a fetus through the placenta and infantile AD is inflammatory condition by food allergens and immature function of intestines. So we must consider those factors at infantile AD treatment. We expect a new model of infantile AD treatment combining the conventional therapy with the diet therapy based on the Oriental medical theory.
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KEYWORD
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Infantile atopic dermatitis , Food allergy , Diet therapy
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