Newborn Transepidermal Water Loss and Gestational Age as Predictive Factors for Infant Atopic Dermatitis in the First Three Months of Age.

PURPOSE: Transepidermal water loss (TEWL) and stratum corneum hydration (SCH) are commonly used to assess epidermal barrier hydration. We investigated the associations of TEWL and SCH levels in newborns and the incidence of atopic dermatitis (AD) wit…

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