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Introduction

Maeve A. McAleer and Alan D. Irvine Atopic Dermatitis

Synonym:๏‚ก Atopic eczema

Key features

ย„Common inflammatory skin condition that typically begins during infancy or early childhood and is often associated with other atopic disorders such as asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, food allergies, and eosinophilic esophagitis

ย„Complex genetic disease with environmental influences

ย„Characterized by intense pruritus and a chronic or chronically relapsing course

ย„Acute inflammation and involvement of the cheeks, scalp and extensor aspects of the extremities predominates in infants, shifting to chronic inflammation with lichenification and a predilection for flexural sites in children and adults

ย„Associated with a predisposition to skin infections, especially with

Staphylococcus aureus and herpes simplex virus

ย„A proactive approach to management is recommended, including avoidance of trigger factors, regular use of emollients, and anti-inflammatory therapy to control subclinical inflammation as well as overt flares; targeted immunomodulatory therapy is available for more severe disease