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ArticleIndian journal of dermatology

Is Itch Intensity in Atopic Dermatitis Associated with Skin Colonization by

Leszek Blicharz, Paulina Usarek, Grażyna Młynarczyk, Krzysztof Skowroński, Lidia Rudnicka, Zbigniew Samochocki

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Article in Indian journal of dermatology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The Effects ofMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023
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  3. Maladaptive immunity to the microbiota promotes neuronal hyperinnervation and itch via IL-17A.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  6. Skin Microbiome in Health and Disease: Mechanisms and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2025
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  9. Atopic Dermatitis: Beyond the Skin and Into the Gut.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023
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  13. THE SKIN MICROBIOTA AND ITCH: Is There a Link?The Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology · 2020
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  14. The Skin Microbiota and Itch: Is There a Link?Journal of clinical medicine · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Leszek BlicharzDepartment of Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Paulina UsarekDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Grażyna MłynarczykDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Krzysztof SkowrońskiApplied Analytics Group, IQor, Poland.
Lidia RudnickaDepartment of Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Zbigniew SamochockiDepartment of Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Medical University of Warsaw · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAtopic dermatitis (AD) is a highly pruritic skin condition of unclear pathogenesis. Patients with AD are predisposed to colonization by

aimsThe aim was to assess the relationship between MATERIALS AND

methodsThe SCORAD index components reflecting itch intensity (excoriations, subjective evaluation of pruritus, and sleep loss) were assessed in 33 adult patients with AD. Swabs were taken from lesional and nonlesional skin. The prevalence and abundance of

resultsLesional and nonlesional skin showed a high frequency of

conclusion

Indexed as

Atopic dermatitisitchStaphylococcus aureus

Identifiers

PMID32029934
PMCPMC6986131
OpenAlexW2999764335

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