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Article: Pimecrolimus takes the itch out of AD.(Clinical Rounds)(atopic dermatitis)
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- Pediatric News
- Article date:
- February 1, 2005
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BOSTON -- Pimecrolimus cream for atopic dermatitis leads to itch-free kids and happier parents, a study has shown.
In a randomized, double-blind trial enrolling 275 children from 3 months to 11 years old with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis, the parents of those children treated with a 1% strength of the steroid-free topical immunomodulator pimecrolimus (Elidel) reported substantially improved quality of life, compared with parents of children treated with topical corticosteroids, Jennifer Sung, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology.
All of the parents whose children were enrolled in the ...