Clinical Study Bulletin of the Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine in Gdynia 1992

Efficacy of hyperbaric oxygenation in atopic dermatitis.

Olszański R, Pachut M, Sićko Z, Sztaba-Kania M, Wilkowska A — Bulletin of the Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine in Gdynia, 1992

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers treated ten patients with atopic dermatitis or asthma-prurigo with daily hyperbaric oxygenation for 15 days, while monitoring clinical status and immune markers.

What They Found

All ten patients showed clinical improvement after hyperbaric oxygenation. Furthermore, IgE immunoglobulin levels decreased in 9 out of 10 patients, and complement levels (C3 and C4) also decreased.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

Key limitations include the very small sample size, the mixed patient population, and the age of the study.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Uncategorised
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	1345603
Year Published	1992
Journal	Bulletin of the Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine in Gdynia
MeSH Terms	Adolescent; Adult; Asthma; Child; Complement C3; Complement C4; Dermatitis, Atopic; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Immunoglobulin A; Immunoglobulin E; Immunoglobulin G; Immunoglobulin M; Prurigo

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