Skin Exposure and Asthma
Redlich CA. Skin Exposure and Asthma. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2010, 7: 134-137. PMID: 20427586, PMCID: PMC3266020, DOI: 10.1513/pats.201002-025rm.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSkin exposureSite of sensitizationSubsequent inhalation challengeAsthma risk factorsImpair skin barrier functionFilaggrin gene mutationsSkin barrier functionAllergen entryAsthmatic responseInhalation challengeSubsequent asthmaAsthma developmentRisk factorsRespiratory tractHuman skin exposureAsthma riskSkin traumaAnimal studiesEpidemiology studiesBarrier functionEnvironmental exposuresGene mutationsProtein allergensSensitizationExposure assessment