Lactic acid sting test does not differentiate between facial and generalized skin functional impairment in sensitive skin in atopic dermatitis and rosacea

J Dermatol Sci. 2014 Nov;76(2):151-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2014.08.014. Epub 2014 Sep 16.

Authors

Razvigor Darlenski¹, Jana Kazandjieva², Joachim W Fluhr³, Marcus Maurer⁴, Nikolai Tsankov¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Tokuda Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria.
² Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical Faculty, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria.
³ Department of Dermatology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany. Electronic address: joachim.fluhr@charite.de.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.

PMID: 25266652
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2014.08.014

No abstract available

Keywords: Atopic dermatitis; Rosacea; Stinging; Stratum corneum hydration; Transepidermal water loss.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Dermatitis, Atopic / diagnosis
Dermatitis, Atopic / physiopathology*
Humans
Lactic Acid*
Rosacea / diagnosis
Rosacea / physiopathology*
Skin / physiopathology*

Substances

Lactic Acid