The Effect of Hypoallergenic Diagnostic Diet in Adolescents and Adult Patients Suffering from Atopic Dermatitis
2012
Abstract
Our aim was to evaluate the contribution of the diagnostic hypoallegenic diet on the severity of atopic dermatitis in patients over 14 years of age. This diet was recommended to the patients for the period of 3 weeks.
The severity of atopic dermatitis was evaluated at the beginning and at the end of this diet (SCORAD I, SCORAD II), the difference in SCORAD in this period was evaluated statistically. According to our results, introducing of this diet may serve as a temporary medical arrangement in patients suffering from moderate or severe form of atopic dermatitis