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29-Oct-2014

Contact: Erin Elizabeth White ewhite@northwestern.edu 847-491-4888 The JAMA Network Journals @JAMA_current

Adults with eczema had a higher prevalence of fracture and bone or joint injury (FBJI), as well as other types of injury-causing limitations, in a nationally representative sample of patients with a history of the chronic inflammatory disorder that can cause skin itching and result in sleep disturbance, according to a study published online by JAMA Dermatology.

Patients with eczema have multiple risk factors for injury that can include sleep impairment, the use of sedating antihistamines and coexisting psychological illnesses. However, the risk of fracture and other injury-causing limitations in adults with eczema has been largely unexplored. Fractures are a public health issue and that burden is expected to increase in the coming decades as the population ages, according to background information in the study.

Nitin Garg, M.D., and Jonathan I. Silverberg, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., of Northwestern University, Chicago, examined the association of eczema with increased risk of injury in a nationally representative sample of 34,500 adults (ages 18 to 85 years) with a history of eczema over the past 12 months.

The prevalence of eczema was 7.2 percent and the prevalence of any injury-causing limitation was 2 percent. An FBJI was reported by 1.5 percent of adults, while other injury-causing limitation occurred in 0.6 percent of adults. In adults with eczema, the prevalence of injuries increased initially, peaked at ages 50 to 69 years, and then decreased substantially in patients 70 years or older.

Researchers found that adults with eczema and fatigue, daytime sleepiness or insomnia had higher rates of FBJI compared to adults with sleep symptoms and no eczema. Adults with both eczema and psychiatric and behavioral disorders (PBDs) also had higher rates of FBJI compared to those with eczema or PBDs alone.

"In conclusion, adult eczema is associated with an increased risk of injury, particularly FBJI, which is only partially related to the presence of sleep symptoms and PBDs. Taken together, these data suggest that adult eczema is a previously unrecognized risk factor for fracture and other injury, emphasizing the importance of developing safer and more effective clinical interventions for itch and sleep problems in eczema, as well as preventive measures for injury risk reduction in eczema. Future studies providing better measures of fracture risk are needed to confirm these associations," the study concludes.

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Adult eczema may be unrecognized risk factor for fracture, other injuries

CHICAGO (WLS) --

Between seven and 10 percent of adults in the US have atopic dermatitis, more commonly known as eczema. And many of them have a moderate to severe form of the skin disorder.

"The chronic itch, similar to patients that have chronic pain, interferes with every aspect of their life," said Dr. Jonathan Silverberg, a Northwestern Medicine dermatologist.

Silverberg says when moisturizers and emollients don't soothe the skin, more aggressive treatment is prescribed, like topical or oral steroids, or sedating antihistamines.

"Many patients report this phenomenon that they're distracted because of their itch or because they're sleep deprived," Silverberg said.

But Silverberg says he's noticed a troubling trend and set out a year ago to study it more closely.

He says adults with eczema are at a greater risk of accidental injury, and it could be directly related to the side effects of their medications. Silverberg says sedatives cause fatigue, and steroids can lead to bone density problems.

"More and more as we see these patterns, I'm almost never using sedating antihistamines anymore," Silverberg said.

Silverberg says until better options are developed to treat eczema and itch, doctors need to advise patients to think about strategies to minimize falls and to avoid driving while using sedating antihistamines.

"If your eczema is not well-controlled and you're not sleeping well, that's a problem and we need to get better treatment for that," he said.

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Eczema linked to bone fractures, injuries in new Northwestern study

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29-Oct-2014

Contact: Erin White ewhite@northwestern.edu 847-491-4888 Northwestern University @northwesternu

CHICAGO --- Intense itching and dry, irritable skin aren't the only problems adults with eczema face. They are at greater risk of accidental bone fractures and other injuries, a new Northwestern Medicine study has found.

This is the first study to find adult eczema is a risk factor for fractures and other injuries.

The increased odds of accidental injury could be directly related to the side effects of steroids and sedating antihistamines commonly prescribed to treat the skin disorder or the under-treatment of severe cases, study authors suggest.

"Many eczema patients who are prescribed medication for itch are often given sedating antihistamines or steroids, but those medications may come at a price," said Jonathan I. Silverberg, M.D., senior author of the study. "Sedatives cause fatigue, and steroids can lead to bone density problems and osteoporosis."

Silverberg is an assistant professor of dermatology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and an attending physician at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

The study, published Oct. 29 in the journal JAMA Dermatology, validates what Silverberg sees regularly at the Northwestern Multidisciplinary Eczema Center.

"Last month three of my patients with eczema cancelled at the last minute because of injuries," Silverberg said. "One fell and almost got hit by a bus, another was hit by a car and then another missed her appointment because she was in a car accident. You can't make this stuff up."

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Sending selfies to a dermatologist may be as good as visiting them in person Study compared people who sent selfies to their doctor with face-to-face care Little difference in the percentage of people whose problem cleared over a year Experts said an online system for treating skin problems may work just as well

By Madlen Davies for MailOnline

Published: 08:35 EST, 29 October 2014 | Updated: 09:19 EST, 29 October 2014

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Sending doctors a 'skin selfie' may help treat eczema just as well as going to a clinic in person

Selfies are often associated with self-obsessed celebrities and people who are just a little bit vain.

But they could help cure eczema and save visiting the clinic, according to new research.

Sending a doctor a 'skin selfie' may help clear the problem just as well as going in person, the study found.

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