Vol 7, No 1 (2021)
Case report
Published online: 2021-03-17
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Assessment of the influence systemic cryotherapy exerts on chosen skin scores of a patient with atopic dermatitis (AD)

Dominika Wysopal1, Iwona Stachura1, Katarzyna Czekaj1, Magdalena Kępińska-Szyszkowska1, Anna Misorek1, Monika Kapińska-Mrowiecka2, Karolina Malina2, Jan Tabak3
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Forum Dermatologicum 2021;7(1):23-26.
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  1. Instytut Nauk Stosowanych, Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego w Krakowie
  2. Oddział Dermatologii, Szpital Stefana Żeromskiego w Krakowie
  3. Małopolskie Centrum Krioterapii w Krakowie

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Vol 7, No 1 (2021)
CASE STUDY
Published online: 2021-03-17

Abstract

Case report: The case report regards a 33-year-old male patient living in a big city. The patient has been suffering from atopic dermatitis since infancy. 

Results: SCORAD index evaluating the AD intensity level changed after 15 whole-body cryotherapy sessions. Before the treatments, the patient achieved 42.9 points on the above-mentioned scale. After the 15th treatment the sum of points amounted to 36.8, and after 3 weeks since the therapy was discontinued — 33.9 points. 

Changes in the level of hydration of both healthy skin and skin with AD symptoms were also observed. 

Conclusion: Due to these properties, the hypothesis has been put forward that systemic cryotherapy can be a complementary method in the treatment of AD.

Abstract

Case report: The case report regards a 33-year-old male patient living in a big city. The patient has been suffering from atopic dermatitis since infancy. 

Results: SCORAD index evaluating the AD intensity level changed after 15 whole-body cryotherapy sessions. Before the treatments, the patient achieved 42.9 points on the above-mentioned scale. After the 15th treatment the sum of points amounted to 36.8, and after 3 weeks since the therapy was discontinued — 33.9 points. 

Changes in the level of hydration of both healthy skin and skin with AD symptoms were also observed. 

Conclusion: Due to these properties, the hypothesis has been put forward that systemic cryotherapy can be a complementary method in the treatment of AD.

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Keywords

atopic dermatitis; skin lesions; indicators of the skin; systemic cryotherapy

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Title

Assessment of the influence systemic cryotherapy exerts on chosen skin scores of a patient with atopic dermatitis (AD)

Journal

Forum Dermatologicum

Issue

Vol 7, No 1 (2021)

Article type

Case report

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23-26

Published online

2021-03-17

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DOI

10.5603/FD.a2021.0006

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Forum Dermatologicum 2021;7(1):23-26.

Keywords

atopic dermatitis
skin lesions
indicators of the skin
systemic cryotherapy

Authors

Dominika Wysopal
Iwona Stachura
Katarzyna Czekaj
Magdalena Kępińska-Szyszkowska
Anna Misorek
Monika Kapińska-Mrowiecka
Karolina Malina
Jan Tabak

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