Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a diagnosis with precise criteria described by Hanifin & Rajka. A differential diagnosis should be considered at the discrepancy of the symptoms or torpid eczema. The list of diseases is genetic syndromes with the impaired epidermal barrier, metabolic diseases, skin infections, psoriasis and others. Skin infections in the diagnostic search should be considered the first time.
The basis of therapy allergic eczema is the elimination of allergenic and non-allergenic triggers, topical steroids and inhibitors calcineurin with uses of emollients in the skincare process. This therapy is sufficient for most patients.
Systemic therapy of dermatitis consists of short courses of steroids (up to 1 week) with the ineffectiveness of external preparation. If long-term therapy is necessary, it is proposed to consider the possibility of prescribing dupilumab and cyclosporin A. Antihistamines can be considered as a drug for stopping itching in the early days of the disease. With a sufficient effect of external anti-inflammatory drugs, the use of antihistamines is not required.
Exclusion of culpable food allergens leads to rapid remission of the disease. Non-specific hypoallergenic diets reduce the quality of life of patients and should not be used for a long time. The main formula for feeding children with allergies to cow's milk protein is extensively hydrolysed formula. The amino acid-based formula is reserved for severe cases.
During the period of remission, it is important to provide skincare and regular use of emollients, as well as a complex to eliminate causative allergens from the patient’s environment.
Specific immunotherapy can be recommended for patients with a proven role of the allergen in the development of exacerbation AD and with a combination of eczema with allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma.
Atopic dermatitis (AD) significantly reduces the quality of life of patients. Skin lesions, itching, and sleep dysfunction lead to impaired social adaptation and work performance.
Systemic immunosuppressants are used for the treatment of severe AD. The use of antihistamines and antileukotrienes in the monotherapy or the combination with topical steroids is not recommended and not effective for treatment AD. This group of medicine drugs applied in the cases of the сo-morbidity with allergic rhinitis, food allergy and asthma.
If it is necessary to use systemic drugs for the treatment of severe dermatitis, the appointment of biological therapy (anti-IL4Rα) is recommended from the 12 years. Dupilumab has a high-efficiency profile (LIBERTY and ADOL study): by 12–16 weeks in children, about 80% of patients have an EASI index halved, about half of patients report a decrease in EASI<75% of the initial values. Dupilumab in recommended doses-200 mg (≤60 kg; ≤18 years) or 300 mg 2 times a month relieves skin lesions, itching and significantly improves the quality of life of patients. Serological markers of allergic inflammation (IgE, periostin, chemokine CCL17) are reduced during treatment.
Clinical studies (CHRONOS) showed no serious side effects and a decrease in the frequency of skin infections and herpetic eczema when using dupilumab, but a slight increase in the frequency of non-severe respiratory diseases and conjunctivitis. Conjunctivitis was not the cause of drug withdrawal according to research data. When co-morbidity dermatitis and asthma, dupilumab reduces the number of exacerbations of both diseases.
Other monoclonal antibodies (omalizumab, reslizumab, mepolizumab, benralizumab) are not effective for therapy allergic eczema.
Cyclosporin at a dose of 2.5–5 mg/kg/day has comparable effectiveness with dupilumab in the 2 weeks of administration. Then cyclosporin's results get worse. Systemic side effects limit the use of cyclosporine for more than 8 weeks. Oral steroids can be prescribed in a short course for severe exacerbations (0.5–1 mg/kg/day, ≈ 1 week). Dupilumab is the drug of choice for systemic treatment of dermatitis in patients ≥12 years. The long-term safety-effectiveness profile of dupilumab is better than any other systemic treatment. The drug is used for any phenotype of dermatitis, independently of the increase in serum IgE.
Chronic renal failure (CRF) remains an important problem in childhood. We have studied patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) at the 3–5 stages at the stages of conservative treatment, dialysis therapy and kidney transplantation (n=72). The main reason for development is defined CRF in children — CAKUT-syndrome. The main clinical-anamnestic features at different stages of CKD are shown. Clinical-immunological correlations were carried out, hypoimmune state of both cellular and humoral links of immunity was detected in CRF.
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