Future studies are warranted to better characterize sleep disturbances and other risk factors and mechanisms of growth impairment in eczema and to determine whether such impairment is reversible,» the authors note. (sciencedaily.com)
Eczema, an itchy chronic inflammatory disease of the skin, was not associated overall with short stature in an analysis of data from several studies, although a small group of children and adolescents with severe eczema who do not get enough sleep may have potentially reversible growth impairment, according to a study published online by JAMA Dermatology. (sciencedaily.com)
«Our work should provide a basis to gain a better understanding of how certain disorders such as infertility and growth impairment come about.» (sciencedaily.com)