Skin water loss and accidental hypothermia in psoriasis, ichthyosis, and erythroderma.

Abstract

Normal Skin Areas in Eczema and Psoriasis.-Afterinhibit- ing sweating with poldine under occlusion the transepidermal water loss was measured in areas of normal skin in patients with eczema and psoriasis. Results Normal Transepidermnal Water LossThe water loss by diffusion through normal skin was remark- ably small.This was in spite of a very low ambient humidity and free air movement.