Itching from wool fibres in atopic dermatitis.
In 24 girls with atopic dermatitis and a history of irritation to wool, more intense itching was provoked on normal skin on the abdomen by a material with coarse wool fibres (36 microns) than with thinner fibres (20 microns). The probability of the materials causing itching could be predicted by the girls by handling the materials.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011537:Pruritus / Q000209:etiology; D012882:Skin Tests; D014935:Wool / Q000009:adverse effects*