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=== Dermatitis === Probiotics are commonly given to breastfeeding mothers and their young children to prevent eczema ([[dermatitis]]), but no good evidence shows efficacy for this purpose.<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=Cuello-Garcia CA, Brożek JL, Fiocchi A, Pawankar R, Yepes-Nuñez JJ, Terracciano L, Gandhi S, Agarwal A, Zhang Y, Schünemann HJ |year=2015 |title=Probiotics for the prevention of allergy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials |journal=J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. |type=Systematic review & meta-analysis |volume=136 |issue=4 |pages=952–961 |doi=10.1016/j.jaci.2015.04.031 |pmid=26044853}}</ref> There is little evidence to support the use of probiotics to treat [[atopic dermatitis]], and some risk of [[adverse effect]]s.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Szeto |first1=Mindy D. |last2=Hassan |first2=Shahzeb |last3=Hamp |first3=Austin |last4=Anderson |first4=Jarett |last5=Sivesind |first5=Torunn E. |last6=Anderson |first6=Jaclyn B. |last7=Laughter |first7=Melissa R. |last8=Makrygeorgou |first8=Areti |last9=Boyle |first9=Robert J. |last10=Dellavalle |first10=Robert P. |date=2021-11-01 |title=From the Cochrane Library: Probiotics for treating eczema |journal=Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology |language=en |volume=86 |issue=3 |pages=e127–e132 |doi=10.1016/j.jaad.2021.10.032 |pmid=34748863 |s2cid=243825695|doi-access=free }}</ref> The [[American Academy of Dermatology]] stated: "The use of probiotics/prebiotics for the treatment of patients with established atopic dermatitis is not recommended due to inconsistent evidence".<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=Fenner J, Silverberg NB |date=2018 |title=Oral supplements in atopic dermatitis |journal=Clin. Dermatol. |type=Review |volume=36 |issue=5 |pages=653–658 |doi=10.1016/j.clindermatol.2018.05.010 |pmid=30217278 |s2cid=52278259}}</ref>
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