Dolphin-Assisted Seawater Therapy for Severe Atopic Dermatitis: An Immunological and Psychological Study

We performed seawater therapy on atopic dermatitis patients for 6 days with dolphins. The presence of the dolphins seemed to alleviate the pain patients experienced while bathing in seawater. The skin condition improved dramatically, and immunologically, serum IL-8 levels decreased but MIP-1α and eosinophil cationic protein did not change.