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Article: Dogs may offer protection from eczema in children.(NEWS)
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- Skin & Allergy News
- Article date:
- May 1, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- Having a dog in the house appears to reduce the positive association between eczema and sensitization to dog allergen in young children, but having a cat in the home appears to enhance the positive association between cat allergy and eczema, according to a study of more than 600 children.
When there is a dog in the home, children with a positive skin prick test result for dog allergen are at no greater risk for eczema at 4 years than children with a negative skin prick test. In contrast, children with a cat in the home and a positive skin prick test result for cat allergen had a more than 13-fold increased risk (odds ...