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Acute infections in atopic dermatitis: a clue for a pathogenic role of a Th1/Th2 imbalance?
1Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Geneva, Switzerland.
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland)
|January 1, 1994
Abstract:
Temporary improvement of atopic dermatitis lesions may occur after acute, severe infections. One such case is shortly described, and it is then proposed that such a phenomenon may serve as an indirect evidence to support the finding of a predominant Th2 imbalance in atopic dermatitis.