Seasonal Changes in the Severity of Atopic Dermatitis by Birth Season: A Pilot Prospective Cohort Study

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  • Yu-ting Zhang Department of Dermatology, Hangzhou Third People's Hospital, Hangzhou Third Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
  • Hong-min Li Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
  • Yi-jin Zhang Department of Dermatology, Hangzhou Third People's Hospital, Hangzhou Third Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
  • Cheng Tan Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
  • Bo Xie Department of Dermatology, Hangzhou Third People's Hospital, Hangzhou Third Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9374-863X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.41987

Keywords:

atopic dermatitis, Birth season, Seasonality, Severity

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2025-03-03

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Zhang, Y.- ting, Li, H.- min, Zhang, Y.- jin, Tan, C., & Xie, B. (2025). Seasonal Changes in the Severity of Atopic Dermatitis by Birth Season: A Pilot Prospective Cohort Study. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 105, adv41987. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.41987

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