title: The level of interleukine-2 (IL-2) in blood serum in children with food sensitive atopic dermatitis.
abstract: The level of interleukin-2 (IL-2) in the blood serum in 28 patients with different degree of skin lesions severity of food sensitive atopic dermatitis (AD), was studied. The level of interleukin-2 in the serum from patients with AD was significantly higher than those of healthy children, especially in patients with severe type of eczematous lesions. These results suggest that the increased IL-2 production in food sensitive atopic dermatitis can be very important factor in pathogenesis of skin lesions.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Pediatrics, Medical Academy of Białystok.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szczepański
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaczmarski
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2