Nonatopic eczema in elderly women: Effect of air pollution and genes

Although many risk factors have been described for atopic eczema in children, little is known about the eczema phenotype in middle-aged or elderly adults.We sought to examine the association between air pollution, atopy, and eczema in adulthood.This analysis was based on 834 women from the Study on the influence of Air pollution on Lung Function, Inflammation and Ageing cohort in Germany. Incident symptoms of eczema after age 55 years and...