Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Probiotic Skin Therapy Improves Eczema in Children, Study Suggests

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Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Probiotic Skin Therapy Improves Eczema in Children, Study Suggests

Left panel shows inner elbow covered with red rash and right panel shows inner elbow with clear skin

Inner elbow of a child with eczema before Roseomonas mucosa therapy (left) and after four months of treatment (right).

An experimental treatment for eczema that aims to modify the skin microbiome safely reduced disease severity and increased quality of life for children as young as 3 years of age, a NIAID study has found. These improvements persisted for up to eight months after treatment stopped. The results, reported today in Science Translational Medicine, support further research to assess the safety and effectiveness of this investigational treatment.

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