Table 1.

Clinical severity, histopathological stage of dermatitis, and degree of immunoreactivity of the AD cases

Score: 0 (no clinical manifestation), 1 (mild), 2 (moderate), 3 (severe). AD: atopic dermatitis, E: erythema, I/P: induration/papulation, O: oozing, L: lichenification, SPA: Staphylococcal protein A, SEA: staphylococcal enterotoxin A, SEB: staphylococcal enterotoxin B, TSST-1: toxic shock syndrome toxin-1, NC: normal control, F: female, M: male, CD: chronic dermatitis, SAD: subacute dermatitis.

^*Case number of 9 atopic dermatitis, ^†E-erythema, ^‡(-): 0%, (+): <25%, (++): ≥25%.