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PUBLISHED: 19:34 EST, 19 June 2013 | UPDATED: 01:42 EST, 20 June 2013

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Babies given antibiotics before they are a year old are more likely to develop eczema, say British researchers.

After years of debate about a possible link, a huge study shows taking the drugs in the first year of life increases the chances of developing the skin disorder by 40 per cent.

Each additional course of antibiotics further raises the risk of eczema which affects one in five children in the UK by 7 per cent.

Babies given antibiotics before they are a year old are more likely to develop eczema, say British researchers

About 2.4million of the UKs 12million children have been diagnosed with the disease, caused by an over-active immune system and resulting in dry and itchy skin.

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The use of antibiotics in the first 12 months of life may increase the chance of developing eczema by up to 40%, according to a new study.

The report also found that each additional course of antibiotics further raises the risk of eczema by 7%.

Researchers reviewed existing data from 20 studies that explored the link between antibiotic exposure prenatally and in the baby's first year, and the subsequent development of eczema. They also examined whether the number of antibiotic courses affected the probability of developing the skin condition.

They found that children with eczema are more likely to have been treated with antibiotics in the first year of life, but not prenatally.

One of the study's authors, Dr Teresa Tsakok of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London, said: "One potential explanation is that broad-spectrum antibiotics alter the gut microflora and that this in turn affects the maturing immune system in a way that promotes allergic disease development."

The paper's senior author, Dr Carsten Flohr of King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas', added: "A better understanding of the complex relationship between antibiotic use and allergic disease is a priority for clinicians and health policymakers alike, as determination of a true link between antibiotic use and eczema would have far-reaching clinical and public health implications."

The study, which was published in the British Journal of Dermatology, was also carried out by researchers from the University of Nottingham and the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

The paper added a note of caution, explaining that the use of antibiotics may be a consequence of more infections in children with eczema.

Nina Goad, of the British Association of Dermatologists, said: "Eczema is our most common skin disease, affecting one in every five children in the UK at some stage and causing a significant burden to the patient and the health service. Allergic diseases including eczema have increased over past decades, particularly for children in high-income countries, but the causes for this are not fully understood.

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A review of 20 earlier studies found that children with eczema are significantly more likely to have been treated with antibiotics during their first year of life.

Every additional course of antibiotics appeared to increase the risk by a further seven per cent, but there is no evidence that antibiotics taken by mothers during pregnancy confer a similar risk to their unborn child, researchers found.

Dr Teresa Tsakok, of Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, London, said: "One potential explanation is broad-spectrum antibiotics alter the gut microflora and this in turn affects the maturing immune system in a way that promotes allergic disease development."

One in five schoolchildren in Britain and one in 12 adults suffers from eczema and the condition, which causes itchy sores, is becoming increasingly common.

Scientists have long speculated that it could be triggered by allergies or reactions to common drugs including vaccines, antibiotics and paracetamol.

Researchers said their work, published in the British Journal of Dermatology, was the "most comprehensive and detailed study of its kind" but warned that use of antibiotics could be a consequence of an increased occurrence of infections in children with eczema.

Nina Goad of the British Association of Dermatologists, added: "Allergic diseases including eczema have increased over past decades particularly for children in high income countries but the causes for this are not fully understood.

"The evidence is not conclusive and the researchers are not suggesting parents should withhold antibiotics from children when doctors feel such treatment is necessary but studies like this give an insight into possible avoidable causes and may help to guide medical practice."

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