title: Prevalence of infantile and early childhood eczema in a Japanese population: comparison with the disease frequency examined 20 years ago.
abstract: To investigate the prevalence of infantile and early childhood eczema in a Japanese population, we clinically inspected the entire bodies of 4-month-old infants (341 cases), 10-month-old infants (339 cases) and 3-year-old children (341 cases). The examination was performed in spring, when exacerbations of infantile and childhood eczema most frequently occur in Japan. Eczema was observed in 30-31% of the infants, and in 20% of the 3-year-old children. The prevalence was almost the same as in similar age groups that we examined 20 years ago.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sugiura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Omoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uehara
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004485:Eczema / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012621:Seasons