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ArticleSkin health and disease2026

Patterns in topical treatment use for eczema flare-ups in children: a secondary analysis of the Best Emollients for Eczema (BEE) trial.

Katherine Memory, Stephanie MacNeill, Kim Thomas, Miriam Santer, Matthew Ridd

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Article in Skin health and disease, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Katherine MemoryPopulation Health Sciences Institute, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9484-3951
Stephanie MacNeillBristol Trials Centre, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Kim ThomasCentre of Evidence Based Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7785-7465
Miriam SanterPrimary Care & Population Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Matthew RiddPopulation Health Sciences Institute, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7954-8823

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study sought to describe use of topical treatments during eczema maintenance and flare-ups, using data from the Best Emollients for Eczema (BEE) trial. Findings showed that flare-ups were common, emollient use was generally high and that whilst topical corticosteroid use increased marginally during flare-ups, their overall use remained low. Our work is a reminder that parents may under-treat their child's eczema flare-ups with topical corticosteroids, and that clinicians should always ask and advise about flare-up management, addressing any barriers to treatment use.

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PMID42222686
PMCPMC13220020

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