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2289823

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-4-2
pubmed:abstractText
Transepidermal water loss (TEWL) has been suggested to be a measure which can be used to identify subjects at risk for the development of contact dermatitis. Transepidermal water loss is high when the barrier function of the skin is impaired. It is assumed that subjects with a high TEWL have skin which is more permeable to substances causing contact dermatitis. The inter-individual and intra-individual variability of simultaneous TEWL measurements and TEWL measurements over a period of three weeks were estimated in healthy individuals. The intra-individual coefficient of variation (CV) of simultaneous measurements was 13.5%. The intra-individual coefficient of variation of the measurements on consecutive days was somewhat higher (15.1%). The intra-individual coefficients of variation were low compared to the inter-individual coefficients of variation. The results indicate that transepidermal water loss is a stable personal characteristic, which can be studied as a risk factor in epidemiologic studies on contact dermatitis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0340-0131
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
62
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
509-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Variability in transepidermal water loss of the skin: evaluation of a method to assess susceptibility to contact dermatitis in epidemiological studies.
pubmed:affiliation
TNO Institute of Preventive Health Care, Leiden, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article