MARCH 2005 QUIZ OF THE MONTH . . .
Which of the statements about atopic dermatitis (AD) are true or false?
- A majority of infants with AD will manifest respiratory allergies to aeroallergens.
- The skin lesions of chronic AD contain large numbers of eosinophils.
- The skin lesions of chronic AD contain large number of lymphocytes.
- The serum IgE levels in children with AD is usually lower than seen in similar age children with respiratory allergies but no AD.
- Food allergies play a pathogenic role in only a small minority of children with AD.
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