A STUDY OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF INFANT WITH ALLERGIC DISEASE

A evaluation of the stature and body weight was done on 272 infant with allergic diseases.1. A height SD score lowered as the severity on atopic dermatitis advanced.2. When classified by the condition of atopic dermatitis, a height SD score tended to be low with cases of advanced age, cases without elimination diet, and cases whose reaction to the cow's milk IgE RAST proved positive.3. No specific relations were noticed between the condition of bronchial asthma and the height SD score of body weight.As described above, a height SD score significantly lowered as the condition of atopic dermatitis advanced. This is considered to have been caused by an absorption disoder, stress due to ich, a sleep disorder, and the effect of external steroid preperations. So in cases of severe atopic dermatitis, it is considered to be necessary to pay paticular regard to the possibility of stature development retardation and to give coordinated treatment such as a combination on provision of good surroundings, good care of the skin, use of antiallergics and so forth, in addition to proper distractions for meal, use of topical steroid preparations.