Why eczema increases the risk of asthma in patients

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Research from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg highlights basophils as a possible immune-cell link between eczema and allergic asthma. The findings may help explain why people with eczema can develop asthma, though the underlying relationship remains unclear.

People with eczema often develop allergic asthma during the course of their lives. The reason for this is still largely unclear. Two publications from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) now turn the spotlight on certain immune cells, known as basophils, as the link between skin and lung conditions.