A breakdown of the skin barrier and inflammation in the skin that occurs in eczema could play a key role in triggering food sensitivity in babies, a new study reveals. Scientists say this finding indicates that food allergies may develop via immune cells in the skin rather than the gut, highlighting eczema as a potential target for preventing food allergy in children.
A link between eczema and food allergy has been known for some time, but researchers from King’s College London and the University of Dundee say this study, published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, adds to
Eczema and the Development of Food Allergies in Infants
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