Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital Professor Lee Ji-hyeon and Han Ju-hee team
A study found that patients with atopic dermatitis, a chronic skin disease, are at higher risk of contracting skin infections. In particular, there is a high risk of developing a contagious water wart known as water wart, and it has been found that the onset of atopic dermatitis occurs on average regarding two and a half months following diagnosis.
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From left, Professor Lee Ji-hyun and Han Joo-hee |
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A team led by Professors Ji-hyeon Lee and Joo-hee Han from the Department of Dermatology at the Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital analyzed 70,205 patients with atopic dermatitis using sequential correlation analysis from the National Health Insurance data from 2010 to 2013 and announced that the results were as follows. In previous studies, it has been shown that patients with atopic dermatitis have an abnormality in epidermal function or systemic immune function, or an increased risk of skin infection due to a decrease in antibacterial peptides, a biological defense material.
As a result of the research team’s analysis by skin infection disease, in patients with atopic dermatitis, compared to healthy controls, contagious warts were 5.273 times, impetigo 2.852 times, chickenpox 2.251 times, otitis media 1.748 times, and eczema herpes (herpetic dermatitis) 1.292 times. , viral warts had a 1.105 times higher risk of infection. In addition, the infectious disease had the highest prevalence of 1.06%, and it was observed as the shortest time of onset with an average of 77.42 days following the diagnosis of atopic dermatitis.
Professor Lee Ji-hyeon said, “Atopic dermatitis is a chronic disease that recurs following treatment is stopped and then recurs. It is more difficult to treat because it is more extensive and more severe than healthy people, so it is important to receive treatment suitable for the patient through the treatment of a specialist, and it is important to receive regular treatment so that atopic dermatitis does not worsen.” . The results of this study were published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine.
Reporter Jeong Jin-soo
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