(HealthDay)—Methotrexate and azathioprine appear to be effective and safe as maintenance treatments in moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis for up to five years, according to research published online ...

(HealthDay News) – For pediatric patients with refractory atopic dermatitis (AD), oral azathioprine is associated with clinical improvement, and measurement of thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) ...

(HealthDay News) — Methotrexate and azathioprine appear to be effective and safe as maintenance treatments in moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis for up to five years, according to research published ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Methotrexate and azathioprine yielded similar risk-benefit ratios as first-line therapy for children with severe ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Azathioprine was effective in reducing disease severity and had few adverse effects among children with atopic ...

In a recent review published in Frontiers in Medicine, researchers discuss current therapeutic interventions for atopic dermatitis in children and adolescents. Study: Anti-inflammatory and biologic ...

Various forms of systemic therapy have been studied for treating atopic dermatitis including oral antihistamines, oral steroids, systemic immunomodulators, phototherapy, and antimicrobials (Darsow et ...

PARIS -- Off-label use of biologic agents to treat refractory atopic dermatitis posed a significant risk of serious infection as compared with systemic nonbiologic agents, data on almost 400,000 ...