Age at onset and persistence of eczema are related to subsequent risk of asthma and hay fever from birth to 18 years of age.
Adrian John LoweBianca AngelicaJohn SuCaroline J LodgeDavid J HillBircan ErbasCatherine M BennettLyle C GurrinChristine AxelradMichael J AbramsonKatrina J AllenShyamali C DharmagePublished in: Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (2017)
Eczema which commences in early infancy and persists into toddler years is strongly associated with asthma, and to a lesser extent hay fever, in high-risk children. If these associations are causal, prevention of early-life eczema might reduce the risk of respiratory allergy.