Abstract:Increasing evidence supports the systemic inflammatory nature of atopic dermatitis (AD), but data has been based on studies in adults with decades of chronic disease. No studies have sought systemic inflammation in early AD, although 85% of cases begin before 5 years of age. Using a high-throughput proteomic platform (OLINK), we assessed 257 inflammatory and cardiovascular risk proteins in the serum of 30 children with moderate-to-severe AD < 5 years of age and within 6 months of disease onset, compared to age… Show more
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