Detoxification Combining Fasting with Fluid Therapy for Refractory Cases of Severe Atopic Dermatitis

Table 1

Patient summary.

Case	Age	Gender	Other atopy	Duration (unit: days)			Western medicine	HM type	AT	Serum IgE	Eosin count	ASO titer
				Hospitalization	VLCD Program	Fluid therapy
1	19	Male	AR, AC, and food allergy (crab)	7	7	4	None	Decoction + ointment	Yes	1680	240	116
2	30	Male	AR, AC, and asthma	7	7	4	None	Decoction + ointment	Yes	14000	1340	273
3	20	Female	AR	12	8	5	Topical steroid	Decoction + ointment + wet wrap dressing	Yes	475	1510	284
4	22	Male	AR, food allergy (soybean)	8	8	4	None	Decoction + ointment	Yes	460	None	106
5	29	Male	ND	15	12	5	None	Decoction + ointment + wet wrap dressing	Yes	<18	130	202
6	25	Male	Food allergy	8	8	4	No response to topical and systemic steroid therapy	Decoction + ointment + wet wrap dressing	Yes	391	1700	101
7	23	Female	SD	8	8	4	None	Decoction + ointment	Yes	2400	210	201

∗AR: allergic rhinitis; AC: allergic conjunctivitis; ND: nummular dermatitis; SD: seborrheic dermatitis; VLCD: very low calorie diet; HM: herbal medicine; AT: acupuncture treatment; IgE: immunoglobulin E; ASO: antistreptolysin O.