Assessment of the Influence Systemic Cryotherapy Exerts on Chosen Skin Scores of Patients with Atopic Dermatitis: Pilot Study
Table 2
The skin parameters measured before the first treatment (1), immediately after the first (2), after the 15th treatment (3), and after 3 weeks from the end of WBC therapy (4) on healthy and diseased skin.
Part of the body
Measurement
1
2
3
4
Forearm without atopic changes
Hydration level (Q25-Q75)
29.9 (28.1-32.3)
28.1 (22.4-29.4)
28.2 (25.8-30.3)
23.5 (14.5-30.1)
NS
Sebum level (Q25-Q75)
1 (0-1)
1 (1-2)
0.5 (0-1)
0 (0-0)
4 vs.1 0.043
pH level (Q25-Q75)
5.6 (5.2-6.1)
5.4 (5.1-5.9)
5.4(4.5-6.0)
5.7 (4.8-6.0)
NS
Hand with atopic changes
Hydration level (Q25-Q75)
10 (8-12.1)
10.5 (9.4-13.5)
9.9 (7.9-16.4)
14.8 (9.5-20.0)
2 vs.1 0.015
3 vs.1 0.010
4 vs.1 0.010
Sebum level (Q25-Q75)
1 (0-1)
1 (0-2)
0 (0-3)
1 (0-1)
NS
pH level (Q25-Q75)
5.8 (5.5-5.9)
5.6 (5.6-6.0)
5.5 (5.0-6.08)
5.6 (5.3-5.8)
NS
1-4: measurement number; vs.: versus; NS: nonstatistical; : median; Q25-Q75: the value of the lower and the upper quartile. .
