Baby eczema - a sign of future asthma

Underwent in childhood eczema people have a higher risk of later becoming a victim of allergic asthma. This conclusion was Australian researchers.

Pamela Martin from the University of Melbourne and colleagues from Children's Research Institute Murdoch analyzed observations and analyzes of the skin collected during the investigation Tasmanian Longitudinal Health Study. Under this project, the doctors collected information on 1,400 patients. First, data were obtained about allergies these people in 1968 when he was 7 years old, and then received new information in 2004, when the study participants was 44 years.

These studies are published in the online edition of the journal Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. It was found that about 30% of the victims allergic asthma   It can be attributed to the category of those who suffered from childhood   eczema   and hay fever.

"In this study, we found that eczema   in childhood, especially if it is supplemented by hay fever, it is quite a powerful risk factor for allergic asthma   in adulthood, - says Martin. - A practical application of the results of our study may be that the doctors did everything they could for quick treatment and prevention eczema   and hay fever in children. This greatly reduces the number of patients   allergic asthma   in a subsequent period. "

Allergic asthma   It is the most common form of asthma. Approximately 90% of children and 50% of adults have at something allergies. When this disorder are hypersensitive airways to certain allergens.

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