Akiko Sugiyama, Yoko Murakami, Kazuaki Okamoto, Hiroshi Nakano, Masatoshi Wakatsuki, Toshiaki Kawano, Yuko Akamine, Mihoko Iwata, Chikako Motomura, Kaoru Kojima, Makiko Oda, Satoshi Honjo, Hiroshi Odajima, Takeshi Nakahara, Masutaka Furue, Akihiko Ikoma
Itching due to atopic dermatitis causes sleep disorders in children, but its pathology is unknown. The aim of this study is to investigate nocturnal scratching as an indirect index of itching during sleep and its relationship with depth of sleep in children with atopic dermatitis. Nocturnal scratching was measured in a total of 20 children with atopic dermatitis, using a smartwatch installed with the application Itch Tracker. Depth of sleep was analysed using polysomnography. The severity of atopic dermatitis was scored using Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) and Patient-Oriented Eczema Measure (POEM)...
October 23, 2023: Acta Dermato-venereologica