Dermatitis, Atopic
A chronic inflammatory genetically determined disease of the skin marked by increased ability to form reagin (IgE), with increased susceptibility to allergic rhinitis and asthma, and hereditary disposition to a lowered threshold for pruritus. It is manifested by lichenification, excoriation, and crusting, mainly on the flexural surfaces of the elbow and knee. In infants it is known as infantile eczema.
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Tree Number(s): C16.320.850.210, C17.800.174.193, C17.800.815.193, C17.800.827.210, C20.543.480.343
MeSH Unique ID: D003876
Entry Terms:
- Atopic Dermatitis
- Eczema, Atopic
- Atopic Eczema
- Neurodermatitis, Atopic
- Atopic Neurodermatitis
- Neurodermatitis, Disseminated
- Disseminated Neurodermatitis
- Eczema, Infantile
- Infantile Eczema