Evaluation of massage with essential oils on childhood atopic eczema

Anderson, Carl F.; Lis‐Balchin, Maria; Kirk‐Smith, Michael

doi:10.1002/1099-1573(200009)14:6<452::aid-ptr952>3.0.co;2-4

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“…A further small crossover trial in eight children compared massage with essential oils (aroma therapy) to conventional massage. 196 Both treatment groups improved significantly without significant differences between groups. Given the small sample size, conclusions on the beneficial effects of additional aroma therapy cannot be drawn.…”

Section: Massage Therapy/aroma Therapymentioning

confidence: 93%

Consensus‐based European guidelines for treatment of atopic eczema (atopic dermatitis) in adults and children: part II

Wollenberg

Barbarot

Bieber

et al. 2018

Acad Dermatol Venereol

589

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This guideline was developed as a joint interdisciplinary European project, including physicians from all relevant disciplines as well as patients. It is a consensus-based guideline, taking available evidence from other guidelines, systematic reviews and published studies into account. This second part of the guideline covers antimicrobial therapy, systemic treatment, allergen-specific immunotherapy, complementary medicine, psychosomatic counselling and educational interventions, whereas the first part covers methods, patient perspective, general measures and avoidance strategies, basic emollient treatment and bathing, dietary intervention, topical anti-inflammatory therapy, phototherapy and antipruritic therapy. Management of AE must consider the individual clinical variability of the disease. Systemic immunosuppressive treatment with cyclosporine, methotrexate, azathioprine and mycophenolic acid is established option for severe refractory cases, and widely available. Biologicals targeting the T helper 2 pathway such as dupilumab may be a safe and effective, disease-modifying alternative

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Section: Massage Therapy/aroma Therapymentioning

confidence: 93%

Consensus‐based European guidelines for treatment of atopic eczema (atopic dermatitis) in adults and children: part II

Wollenberg

Barbarot

Bieber

et al. 2018

Acad Dermatol Venereol

589

717

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“…A further small crossover trial in eight children compared massage with essential oils (aroma therapy) to conventional massage. 139 Both treatment groups improved significantly without significant differences between groups. Given the small sample size, conclusions on the beneficial effects of additional aroma therapy cannot be drawn.…”

Section: Massage Therapy ⁄ Aroma Therapymentioning

confidence: 93%

Guidelines for treatment of atopic eczema (atopic dermatitis) Part II

Ring

Alomar

Bieber

et al. 2012

Acad Dermatol Venereol

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The existing evidence for treatment of atopic eczema (atopic dermatitis, AE) is evaluated using the national standard Appraisal of Guidelines Research and Evaluation. The consensus process consisted of a nominal group process and a DELPHI procedure. Management of AE must consider the individual symptomatic variability of the disease. Basic therapy is focused on hydrating topical treatment, and avoidance of specific and unspecific provocation factors. Anti-inflammatory treatment based on topical glucocorticosteroids and topical calcineurin inhibitors (TCI) is used for exacerbation management and more recently for proactive therapy in selected cases. Topical corticosteroids remain the mainstay of therapy, but the TCI tacrolimus and pimecrolimus are preferred in certain locations. Systemic immune-suppressive treatment is an option for severe refractory cases. Microbial colonization and superinfection may induce disease exacerbation and can justify additional antimicrobial treatment.Adjuvant therapy includes UV irradiation preferably with UVA1 wavelength or UVB 311 nm. Dietary recommendations should be specific and given only in diagnosed individual food allergy. Allergen-specific immunotherapy to aeroallergens may be useful in selected cases. Stress-induced exacerbations may make psychosomatic counselling recommendable. 'Eczema school' educational programs have been proven to be helpful.Pruritus is targeted with the majority of the recommended therapies, but some patients need additional antipruritic therapies.

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“…On the other hand, chamomile has been reported to cause allergic dermatitis on a number of occasions. In a six year study in Germany, 67 patients were found to be allergic to chamomile and in another study of massage in children with atopic eczema, a number of the children went on to develop worsening of their atopic eczema due to allergy to the essential oils, including chamomile (Anderson et al, 2000). The allergens in chamomile include nobilin (Sweet chamomile) and desacetylmatricarin (German chamomile).…”

Section: Asteraceae (Compositae) Species Causing Allergic Contact Dermentioning

confidence: 99%

A survey of plants responsible for causing allergic contact dermatitis in the Amathole District, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Otang

Grierson

Afolayan

2015

South African Journal of Botany

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a b s t r a c tBackground: An inventory of allergenic plants can enable vulnerable individuals to discover the source of their dermatitis and thus prevent re-exposure. However, because of the relatively little data available in the scientific literature with regard to the adverse effects of plant, the aim of this study was to document the plants responsible for allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) in the Eastern Cape. Interview questions targeted the local names of plants that cause allergies when in direct contact with the skin. Results: Twenty four plant species in 11 families were reported as causative agents of ACD. The Asteraceae was probably the most important allergenic plant family, represented by commonly used medicinal plants such as Artemisia afra, vegetables such as Lactuca sativa and weeds such as Conyza bonariensis. Sub-acute eczematous lesions of the face and the exposed areas of the upper limbs were characteristic of Asteraceae allergies. Out of the 24 plants mentioned for causing ACD, 67% are principally used as food.Conclusions: A high burden of occupational skin disease in the food industry will definitely translate into large costs in terms of days lost from work and adjustments necessary in the workplace. Therefore, health care practitioners need to be aware of possible occupational causes for all cases of ACD.

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Evaluation of massage with essential oils on childhood atopic eczema

Cited by 79 publications

References 16 publications

Consensus‐based European guidelines for treatment of atopic eczema (atopic dermatitis) in adults and children: part II

Consensus‐based European guidelines for treatment of atopic eczema (atopic dermatitis) in adults and children: part II

Guidelines for treatment of atopic eczema (atopic dermatitis) Part II

A survey of plants responsible for causing allergic contact dermatitis in the Amathole District, Eastern Cape, South Africa

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