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Ava Segur developed eczema shortly after she was born.
阿瓦在出生后不久患上了湿疹。
We were trying to get that under control and then all of a sudden she got these food allergies at the same time around 18 months old.
我们尝试着控制病情，但突然间，差不多18个月大时，她同时出现了食物过敏现象。
Probably a third of patients with eczema develop a food allergy.
或许三分之一的湿疹患者会出现食物过敏。
Dr. Donald Leung has been studying the link between eczema and food allergies at National Jewish Health,
唐纳德医生一直在国立犹太医学中心研究湿疹和食物过敏的关系，
a research hospital in Denver, Colorado. Leung says there is a link between eczema, allergies and asthma.
这是一家坐落在科罗拉多丹佛的研究性医院，
These people have dry, cracked skin which allows allergens from the environment to penetrate through.
这些患者的皮肤是干裂的，这让过敏原通过环境侵入体内。
There was a time Heather Karazim couldn't imagine her daughter being active on a hot summer day
有一段时间，希瑟尔无法想象她的女儿可以在炎热的夏季活跃起来。
because Lucy had such severe eczema. She scratched until she bled and then you worried about infection.
因为路西曾患有严重的湿疹，她会一直挠，直到出血，然后你会担忧过敏。
Research shows getting eczema under control early on is key.
研究证明早期控制住湿疹是关键。
What we need to do is rebuild the skin barrier.
我们要做的是重建皮肤屏障。
To do this, doctors recommend what they call the soak and seal.
做到这一点，医生建议他们所称的“浸泡和密封”。
It starts with a warm 20-minute bath that this baby doesn't like at all followed by moisturizing the skin with ointment.
首先是20分钟热水澡，婴儿一定不喜欢，之后是用软膏湿润皮肤。
That will create a film of water that then if you put a sealant over it, that will trap the moisture from evaporating.
这会产生一层水，如果你再抹上密封胶，这将防止水汽蒸发。
Mitts prevent the baby from scratching. The head wrap seals in the moisture on his head.
手套会防止婴儿刮伤，头带可以保持脑袋的湿润。
He had the cracks in the back of his legs, in his elbows. Those are almost completely healed and we've been doing this treatment for a week.
他的腿后面，胳膊上有裂痕，这些几乎可以完全医治，我们进行这个治疗已经一周了。
No one knows what causes eczema. Researchers are working to develop a way to test every element of the skin
没人知道湿疹的发生原因，研究人员正在研发一种可以检测皮肤上所有元素的方法，
so they can identify what weakens the skin barrier and repair it before children develop any of these issues.
这样可以知道哪些让皮肤屏障变弱，并在儿童患有任何疾病之前修复。
Carol Pearson VOA news
卡洛·皮尔森，VOA新闻
