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2. Atopic dermatitis - Wikipedia

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   Atopic dermatitis (AD), also known as atopic eczema, is a long-term type of inflammation of the skin. [2] Atopic dermatitis is also often called simply eczema but the same term is also used to refer to dermatitis, the larger group of skin conditions. [2] [5] Atopic dermatitis results in itchy, red, swollen, and cracked skin. [2]

3. Atopy - Wikipedia

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   Atopic reactions are caused by localized hypersensitivity reactions to an allergen. Atopy appears to show a strong hereditary component. One study concludes that the risk of developing atopic dermatitis (3%) or atopy in general (7%) "increases by a factor of two with each first-degree family member already suffering from atopy". [14]

4. Dermatitis - Wikipedia

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   The terms dermatitis and eczema are sometimes used synonymously. [1] [14] However the term eczema is often used to specifically mean atopic dermatitis (also known as atopic eczema). [15] [7] Terminology might also differ according to countries. In some languages, dermatitis and eczema mean the same thing, while in other languages dermatitis ...

5. Debunking Eczema Myths: Understanding Contagion And ... - AOL

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   Atopic dermatitis, the most prevalent form of eczema, most often presents as dry or itchy patches of skin. However, contrary to popular belief, eczema isn’t contagious; it can’t be caught from ...

6. Dr. Pimple Popper Knows What it’s Like to Struggle With a ...

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   It also helps that Dr. Lee knows what it’s like to live with a chronic skin condition, having struggled with atopic dermatitis (AD), the most common form of eczema affecting 21 million people in ...

7. List of skin conditions - Wikipedia

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   Atopic dermatitis is a chronic dermatitis associated with a hereditary tendency to develop allergies to food and inhalant substances. [46] [47] [48] Atopic dermatitis (atopic eczema, disseminated neurodermatitis, flexural eczema, infantile eczema, prurigo diathsique)