OXYGEN-CONSUMPTION DURING SLEEP IN ATOPIC-DERMATITIS

被引:8
作者
JENNEY, MEM
CHILDS, C
MABIN, D
BESWICK, MV
DAVID, TJ
机构
[1] BOOTH HALL CHILDRENS HOSP, EEG DEPT, MANCHESTER M9 7AA, LANCS, ENGLAND
[2] UNIV MANCHESTER, DEPT CHILD HLTH, MANCHESTER, LANCS, ENGLAND
[3] MRC, TRAUMA GRP, NW INJURY RES CTR, MANCHESTER, LANCS, ENGLAND
关键词
ATOPIC DERMATITIS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SCRATCHING; SLEEP;
D O I
10.1136/adc.72.2.144
中图分类号
R72 [儿科学];
学科分类号
100202 ;
摘要
Measurements of oxygen consumption (Vo(2)) were made during sleep in 10 patients with atopic dermatitis. Two groups of healthy children acted as controls. Ah subjects were studied in bed in an environmental temperature of 24-26 degrees C, and sleep was confirmed during continuous electroencephalographic monitoring. Mean (SD) values of Vo(2) in sleeping patients who were not scratching ranged from 4.0 (0.4) to 7.4 (0.7), which was not statistically significantly different from control values which ranged from 3.24 (0.3) to 5.56 (0.4). During scratching (while asleep), which occurred in nine out of 10 patients with atopic dermatitis, the mean values of Vo(2) ranged from 4.5 (0.04) to 10.4 (2.7), and this was significantly higher than the non-scratching patients and the control values. Scratching during sleep in children with atopic dermatitis is associated with increased Vo(2).
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页码:144 / 146
页数:3
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