title: Correlation between waist:height ratio and serum nitric oxide level in children with atopic dermatitis.
abstract: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is the most common chronic inflammatory disease of early childhood. This study shows that nitric oxide levels positively correlate with the clinical severity of AD, waist:height ratio, and weight.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
authors.forename: Wafaa I
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Abdallah
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
authors.forename: Rania A S
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Abd El Maksoud
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
authors.forename: Doaa I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Hashad
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
authors.forename: Nesrine M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: El Azhary
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology resident, Ministry of Health Hospitals, Alexandria, Egypt.
authors.forename: Shaimaa M Al Saied
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Abonayeem
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000097:blood*; D065927:Waist-Height Ratio
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D009569:Nitric Oxide