title: The usefulness of sebum check film for measuring the secretion of sebum.
abstract: Patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) often present with dry skin, and the reduced secretion of sebum may be responsible for the impaired skin barrier function. A sebum check film enables the patient to self-evaluate the skin sebum content. This study compared the sebum check film with a sebumeter. The skin sebum content of the forehead was measured using a sebum check film and a sebumeter. The findings of the sebum content of healthy controls showed that the sebum dot fields on the sebum check film were significantly correlated with the sebum content measured using the sebumeter (r = 0.774, p < 0.001). In addition, the sebum fields on the sebum check film of AD patients (n = 26) were significantly less than those on the sebum check film of the controls (n = 30; p < 0.05). Furthermore, the analysis of the sebum fields on the sebum check film of the AD patients was significantly correlated with their sebum content findings that were obtained using a sebumeter (r = 0.592, p < 0.01). These findings indicate that the sebum check film is easy to use for measuring the sebum secretion and is suitable for self-checking the sebum contents by AD patients for daily skin care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Sugitani, Toyama, Japan.
authors.forename: Megumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Furuichi
authors.forename: Teruhiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Makino
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsunaga
authors.forename: Eriko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hamade
authors.forename: Hideharu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yokoi
authors.forename: Tadamichi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimizu
mesh_terms: D041342:Absorbent Pads / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D059026:Diagnostic Self Evaluation; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D010169:Palmitic Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D011126:Polypropylenes; D012629:Sebum / Q000378:metabolism*; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D010169:Palmitic Acids; D011126:Polypropylenes; C093821:hexadecenoic acid