Published January 2018 | Version v1
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Association between particulate matter concentration and symptoms of atopic dermatitis in children living in an industrial urban area of South Korea

Creators

  • 1. Environmental Health Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan (Korea, Republic of)
  • 2. Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan (Korea, Republic of)
  • 3. Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
  • 4. Environmental Health Center for Atopic Diseases, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)

Description

Highlights: • Twenty-one children were observed daily for atopic dermatitis (AD) symptoms with PM measurement. • PM exposure was significantly associated with the exacerbation of AD symptoms. • PM2.5 had a stronger effect than PM10 on exacerbation of AD symptoms. Increased exposure to particulate matter (PM) appears to increase the development of atopic diseases and allergic sensitization. This study evaluated the association between daily levels of PM with diameters less than 10 µm (PM10) and PM2.5 and symptoms of atopic dermatitis (AD) in children living in an industrial urban area.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2017.10.030

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.envres.2017.10.030;
PII
S0013935117316274;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Environmental Research
Journal Volume
160
Journal Page Range
p. 462-468
ISSN
0013-9351
CODEN
ENVRAL

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
53027091
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
CHILDREN; CONCENTRATION RATIO; DERMATITIS; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SYMPTOMS; URBAN AREAS
Descriptors DEC
AGE GROUPS; ANIMALS; ASIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; DISEASES; HUMANS; MAMMALS; PARTICLES; PRIMATES; SKIN DISEASES; VERTEBRATES

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