Atopic Dermatitis and the Risk of Infection in End-Stage Renal Disease
<i>Background and Objectives</i>: Atopic dermatitis (AD), also known as eczema, is a common chronic inflammatory skin condition affecting 16.5 million adults in the United States. AD is characterized by an impaired epidermal barrier that can predispose individuals to infection. End-stage...
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| author | Rushan I. Momin Stephanie L. Baer Jennifer L. Waller Lufei Young Sarah Tran Varsha Taskar Wendy B. Bollag |
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| description | <i>Background and Objectives</i>: Atopic dermatitis (AD), also known as eczema, is a common chronic inflammatory skin condition affecting 16.5 million adults in the United States. AD is characterized by an impaired epidermal barrier that can predispose individuals to infection. End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is also commonly complicated by infections due to chronic vascular access and immune-system dysfunction, possibly related to uremia. Multiple studies have reported that renal disease is a common comorbidity in adults with atopic dermatitis. The aim of this study was to determine whether AD is a risk factor for certain infections in patients with ESRD. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: Using the United States Renal Data System, a retrospective cohort analysis was conducted on adult ESRD patients initiating dialysis between 2004 and 2019 to investigate associations between infections and AD in this population. <i>Results</i>: Of 1,526,266 patients, 2290 were identified with AD (0.2%). Infectious outcomes of interest were bacteremia, septicemia, cellulitis, herpes zoster, and conjunctivitis. In all infectious outcomes except for conjunctivitis, patients with the infectious outcomes were more likely to carry a diagnosis of AD. After controlling for demographic and clinical covariates, AD was associated with an increased risk of cellulitis (adjusted relative risk (aRR) = 1.39, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.31–1.47) and herpes zoster (aRR = 1.67, CI = 1.44–1.94), but not with bacteremia (aRR = 0.96, CI = 0.89–1.05), septicemia (aRR = 1.02, CI = 0.98–1.08), or conjunctivitis (aRR = 0.97, CI = 0.740–1.34). <i>Conclusions</i>: Overall, after controlling for demographic and clinical covariates and adjusting for person-years-at-risk, AD was associated with an increased risk for some, but not all, infections within the population of patients with ESRD. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-81d7cf8aec704e9a8b3d0bf8c7d0c8552023-12-22T14:23:57ZengMDPI AGMedicina1010-660X1648-91442023-12-015912214510.3390/medicina59122145Atopic Dermatitis and the Risk of Infection in End-Stage Renal DiseaseRushan I. Momin0Stephanie L. Baer1Jennifer L. Waller2Lufei Young3Sarah Tran4Varsha Taskar5Wendy B. Bollag6Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USAMedical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USAMedical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USASchool of Nursing at UNC Charlotte, University of North Carolina Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USAMedical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USAMedical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USAMedical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA<i>Background and Objectives</i>: Atopic dermatitis (AD), also known as eczema, is a common chronic inflammatory skin condition affecting 16.5 million adults in the United States. AD is characterized by an impaired epidermal barrier that can predispose individuals to infection. End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is also commonly complicated by infections due to chronic vascular access and immune-system dysfunction, possibly related to uremia. Multiple studies have reported that renal disease is a common comorbidity in adults with atopic dermatitis. The aim of this study was to determine whether AD is a risk factor for certain infections in patients with ESRD. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: Using the United States Renal Data System, a retrospective cohort analysis was conducted on adult ESRD patients initiating dialysis between 2004 and 2019 to investigate associations between infections and AD in this population. <i>Results</i>: Of 1,526,266 patients, 2290 were identified with AD (0.2%). Infectious outcomes of interest were bacteremia, septicemia, cellulitis, herpes zoster, and conjunctivitis. In all infectious outcomes except for conjunctivitis, patients with the infectious outcomes were more likely to carry a diagnosis of AD. After controlling for demographic and clinical covariates, AD was associated with an increased risk of cellulitis (adjusted relative risk (aRR) = 1.39, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.31–1.47) and herpes zoster (aRR = 1.67, CI = 1.44–1.94), but not with bacteremia (aRR = 0.96, CI = 0.89–1.05), septicemia (aRR = 1.02, CI = 0.98–1.08), or conjunctivitis (aRR = 0.97, CI = 0.740–1.34). <i>Conclusions</i>: Overall, after controlling for demographic and clinical covariates and adjusting for person-years-at-risk, AD was associated with an increased risk for some, but not all, infections within the population of patients with ESRD.https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/59/12/2145atopic dermatitisend-stage renal diseaseinfectionbacteremiasepticemiacellulitis |
| spellingShingle | Rushan I. Momin Stephanie L. Baer Jennifer L. Waller Lufei Young Sarah Tran Varsha Taskar Wendy B. Bollag Atopic Dermatitis and the Risk of Infection in End-Stage Renal Disease Medicina atopic dermatitis end-stage renal disease infection bacteremia septicemia cellulitis |
| title | Atopic Dermatitis and the Risk of Infection in End-Stage Renal Disease |
| title_full | Atopic Dermatitis and the Risk of Infection in End-Stage Renal Disease |
| title_fullStr | Atopic Dermatitis and the Risk of Infection in End-Stage Renal Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Atopic Dermatitis and the Risk of Infection in End-Stage Renal Disease |
| title_short | Atopic Dermatitis and the Risk of Infection in End-Stage Renal Disease |
| title_sort | atopic dermatitis and the risk of infection in end stage renal disease |
| topic | atopic dermatitis end-stage renal disease infection bacteremia septicemia cellulitis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/59/12/2145 |
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