Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Holidays and atopic eczema.

M A Turner1, J Devlin, T J David

  • 1Department of Child Health, University of Manchester.

Archives of Disease in Childhood
|February 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

The challenges and practical considerations with optimizing neonatal pharmacotherapy.

Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy·2026
Same author

When Lupus Hits the Spine: A Case of Extensive Transverse Myelitis.

Irish medical journal·2026
Same author

Lingual haemangiosarcoma in a French Bulldog: atypical clinical presentation.

Australian veterinary journal·2026
Same author

Current data processing methods and reporting standards for untargeted analysis of volatile organic compounds using direct mass spectrometry: a systematic review.

Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society·2024
Same author

Developing a More Tailored Approach to Patient and Public Involvement with Children and Families in Pediatric Clinical Research: Lessons Learned.

Therapeutic innovation & regulatory science·2022
Same author

Sexually transmitted co-infections in men who have sex with men diagnosed with primary or secondary syphilis.

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV·2022
Same journal

Protecting adolescent confidentiality in the digital age: a global call for adolescent-informed electronic health records.

Archives of disease in childhood·2026
Same journal

Diagnostic accuracy study assessing the ability of paediatric asthma scores to predict admission following initial emergency department bronchodilator therapy: a Clinical Asthma Scoring systems in Paediatric Emergency (CASPER) study.

Archives of disease in childhood·2026
Same journal

Artificial intelligence for child health: current capabilities and the next frontier.

Archives of disease in childhood·2026
Same journal

Troubled origins and lasting impact of the first insulin injection.

Archives of disease in childhood·2026
Same journal

Paediatric readiness assessment tools in emergency care: a scoping review.

Archives of disease in childhood·2026
Same journal

Building a paediatric workforce to deliver the NHS prevention agenda: time for paediatric public health medicine?

Archives of disease in childhood·2026
See all related articles

Children with severe atopic eczema experienced more frequent skin improvement during holidays in warmer, southern locations compared to northern ones. Eczema symptoms typically returned to baseline within two weeks of returning home.

Area of Science:

  • Dermatology
  • Pediatrics
  • Environmental Medicine

Background:

  • Severe atopic eczema significantly impacts children's quality of life.
  • Environmental factors are known to influence atopic eczema severity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of holiday environments on childhood atopic eczema.
  • To identify potential correlations between holiday location and eczema symptom changes.

Main Methods:

  • Telephone interviews collected data on 300 holidays taken by 126 children with severe atopic eczema over three years.
  • Eczema changes (improvement/deterioration) were recorded during holidays.
  • Correlations with holiday location, asthma, and pet ownership were analyzed.

Main Results:

Related Experiment Videos

  • Eczema improvement (37%) was more frequent than deterioration (21%) during holidays.
  • A significant correlation was found between eczema improvement and southern holiday locations (e.g., Mediterranean).
  • Holidays in northern Britain were associated with more frequent eczema deterioration.

Conclusions:

  • Holiday location appears to influence atopic eczema severity in children.
  • Southern, warmer climates may be beneficial for children with severe atopic eczema.
  • Further research is needed to identify the specific causative factors for these observed changes.