Study links acute itching in eczema patients to environmental allergens – Xinhua | English.news.cn – Xinhua

CHICAGO, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) — A research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that allergens in the environment often are to blame for episodes of acute itch in eczema patients.
Reviewing data from clinical studies of drugs aimed at treating chronic itching, the researchers found a pattern in which patients reported episodes of acute itching, often after exposure to environmental allergens.
They found that eczema patients who make Immunoglobulin E (IgE) in response…

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