Newborn Skin Care is the Basis for Prevention of Atopic Dermatitis Development
Nikolay N. Murashkin,
Leonid A. Opryatin,
Roman V. Epishev,
Alexander I. Materikin,
Eduard T. Ambarchyan,
Roman A. Ivanov,
Dmitriy V. Fedorov,
Daria S. Kukoleva https://doi.org/10.15690/vsp.v20i5.2311
Abstract
Healthy newborn skin care is challenging task. The basic principles of care should be taught to both medical staff and parents. This care is more crucial in children with atopic dermatitis who have abnormal skin acidity due to multifactorial exposure. Significant pH reduction leads to aggravation of the skin process that requires active therapeutic measures. The article presents guidelines for the first infant's skin cleaning, for conducting first and daily bathing, for using cleansing agents and daily care solutions to prevent skin acidity disorders and the development of atopic dermatitis.
Supporting agencies: The article has been funded by Avanta.
About the Authors
Nikolay N. Murashkin
National Medical Research Center of Children's Health; Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University); Central State Medical Academy
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Moscow.
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Nikolay N. Murashkin — receiving research grants from pharmaceutical companies Janssen, Eli Lilly, Novartis, AbbVie, Pfizer, Amryt Pharma plc. Scientific consultant of Galderma, Pierre Fabre, Bayer, LEO Pharma, Pfizer, AbbVie, Zeldis Pharma.
Leonid A. Opryatin
National Medical Research Center of Children's Health
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Moscow.
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Roman V. Epishev
National Medical Research Center of Children's Health
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Moscow.
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Roman V. Epishev — receiving research grants from pharmaceutical companies Eli Lilly, Novartis, AbbVie, Pfizer, Amryt Pharma plc, Celgene.
Alexander I. Materikin
National Medical Research Center of Children's Health
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Moscow.
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Alexander I. Materikin — receiving research grants from pharmaceutical companies Eli Lilly, Novartis, AbbVie, Pfizer, Amryt Pharma plc, Celgene.
Eduard T. Ambarchyan
Research Institute of Pediatrics and Children's Health in “Central Clinical Hospital of the Russian Academy of Sciences”
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Moscow.
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Eduard T. Ambarchyan — receiving research grants from pharmaceutical companies Eli Lilly, Novartis, AbbVie, Pfizer, Amryt Pharma plc, scientific consultant of Johnson & Johnson.
Roman A. Ivanov
National Medical Research Center of Children's Health
Russian Federation
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Moscow.
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Dmitriy V. Fedorov
National Medical Research Center of Children's Health
Russian Federation
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Moscow.
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Daria S. Kukoleva
National Medical Research Center of Children's Health
Russian Federation
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Murashkin N.N., Opryatin L.A., Epishev R.V., Materikin A.I., Ambarchyan E.T., Ivanov R.A., Fedorov D.V., Kukoleva D.S. Newborn Skin Care is the Basis for Prevention of Atopic Dermatitis Development. Current Pediatrics. 2021;20(5):383-389. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.15690/vsp.v20i5.2311
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