Clinical Management of Atopic Dermatitis

نویسندگان

  • Soheyla Mahdavian
  • Patty Ghazvini
  • Luis Pagan
  • Angela Singh
  • Todd Woodard
چکیده

Atopic Dermatitis (AD) is a common inflammatory, pruritic skin disorder. It is a chronic disease with often relapse. Several factors including genetic predisposition, allergies to specific foods, irritant chemicals, and aeroallergens are thought to be the cause of AD. Diagnosis is difficult, and often occurs after ruling out other disorders with a clinical presentation resembling atopic dermatitis.

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تاریخ انتشار 2012