Johns Hopkins experts gain insight into underlying cause of eczema
Researchers at Johns Hopkins are reporting a discovery that explains why our skin becomes inflamed from conditions such as atopic dermatitis, more commonly known as eczema.
The bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, or S. aureus, is an important human pathogen and the most common cause of skin infections in people. In a study described online in Cell Host & Microbe, the scientists found that this common, toxin-producing bacteria sometimes induces a protein that causes our own cells to react and cause inflammation.