An interview with Adelaide Hebert, MD, discusses how creams with ceramides can help manage atopic dermatitis (AD).
Adelaide Hebert, MD, chief of pediatric dermatology at the McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, Texas, discusses the clinical manifestations of eczema. Hebert also discusses the chronic relapsing clinical course of eczema. She highlights the optimal course for managing the condition as well as nonpharmacologic interventions, such as ceramides.
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Worsening severity of AD in children associated with increased comorbidity onset risk
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A 13-year-old girl with well-demarcated rash on back and chest
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Tapinarof cream 1% reduces itch as early as 24 hours after application for pediatric AD
October 13th 2023A rapid reduction in pruritis as early as 24 hours after first application was announced as new positive data from a pair of identical, phase 3 studies of tapinarof cream 1% in children as young as 2 years and adults with atopic dermatitis (AD).