{"title":"[RECOMMENDATION FOR ITCH ASSESSMENT FROM THE ATOPIC ITCH CONSENSUS MEETING (AICOM)].","authors":"Toshiya Ebata, Yukihiro Ohya, Yusei Ohshima, Tsugunobu Andoh, Mitsutoshi Tominaga, Yoko Kataoka, Yoshinori Fukui, Nobuyuki Ebihara, Shunji Hasegawa, Shigetoshi Kobayashi, Yutaka Morisawa, Norihiro Inoue, Masami Narita, Sakae Kaneko, Ken Igawa, Takeshi Nakahara, Yozo Ishiuji, Takaharu Okada, Masanori Fujii, Hiroshi Kawasaki, Hiroyuki Irie, Miho Shiratori-Hayashi, Hiroyuki Murota","doi":"10.15036/arerugi.73.171","DOIUrl":"10.15036/arerugi.73.171","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Itch is the most troublesome symptom of atopic dermatitis, and it is important to assess it appropriately for optimal treatment. We discussed issues regarding itch and the most appropriate methods of assessment at the Atopic Itch Consensus Meeting (AICOM), attended by physicians and researchers with expertise in itch treatment and research.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The AICOM participants prepared a draft consensus statement that addressed the most appropriate itch assessment methods for age groups <2 years, 2-6 years, 7-14 years, and ≥15 years. Consensus was defined as agreement by ≥80% of the participants.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Votes were cast by 20 participants (8 dermatologists, 7 pediatricians, and 5 researchers), and a consensus on the best current methods of itch assessment was reached with 95% agreement. For infants and preschool children, because subjective evaluation is difficult, a checklist for itch assessment was developed for caregivers.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>For itch assessment, we recommend subjective evaluation by the patient using a rating scale. For infants and preschoolers, evaluation should be done by the caregiver using a checklist, combined with objective evaluation (of skin lesions, for example) by a physician. We anticipate that more objective itch assessment indices will be established in the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":35521,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Allergology","volume":"73 2","pages":"171-179"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140207755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[HUMAN LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN (HLA) GENES ASSOCIATED WITH DRUG ERUPTIONS AND OTHER DRUG ALLERGIC SIDE EFFECTS].","authors":"Taisei Mushiroda","doi":"10.15036/arerugi.73.307","DOIUrl":"10.15036/arerugi.73.307","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35521,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Allergology","volume":"73 4","pages":"307-312"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141331950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[ANAPHYLAXIS GUIDELINES 2022: BACKGROUND OF THE REVISION].","authors":"Masao Yamaguchi","doi":"10.15036/arerugi.73.972","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15036/arerugi.73.972","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35521,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Allergology","volume":"73 8","pages":"972-977"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142297189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[STUDY OF ALLERGIC DISORDERS USING MOUSE MODEL].","authors":"Satoshi Nunomura","doi":"10.15036/arerugi.73.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15036/arerugi.73.1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35521,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Allergology","volume":"73 1","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139973827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF EOSINOPHILIC OTITIS MEDIA].","authors":"Yukako Seo","doi":"10.15036/arerugi.73.380","DOIUrl":"10.15036/arerugi.73.380","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35521,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Allergology","volume":"73 5","pages":"380-387"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141621045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}