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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. Dermatitis - Wikipedia

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    The term atopic dermatitis was coined in 1933 by Wise and Sulzberger. [95] Sulfur as a topical treatment for eczema was fashionable in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. [84] The word dermatitis is from the Greek δέρμα derma 'skin' and -ῖτις-itis 'inflammation' and eczema is from Greek: ἔκζεμα ekzema 'eruption'. [96]

  4. Category:Atopic dermatitis - Wikipedia

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    Atopic dermatitis is a chronic dermatitis associated with a hereditary tendency to develop allergies to food and inhalant substances. Pages in category "Atopic dermatitis" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.

  5. 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)

  6. SCORAD - Wikipedia

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    The SCORAD ("SCORing Atopic Dermatitis") index is a clinical tool for assessing the extent of the disease, disease intensity, and subjective symptoms of atopic dermatitis. [1] It gives approximate weights of 60% to intensity and 20% each to extent and subjective symptoms.

  7. Dennie–Morgan fold - Wikipedia

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    It can simply be an ethnic/genetic trait, [3] but was found in one study to occur in 25% of patients with atopic dermatitis. [4] The presence of Dennie–Morgan folds can be used as a diagnostic marker for allergy , [ 5 ] [ 6 ] with a sensitivity of 78% and specificity of 76% for atopic dermatitis according to one study, [ 7 ] although another ...

  8. Allergic march - Wikipedia

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    The allergic march (also called atopic march) is a medical term used to explain the natural history of atopic manifestations. The allergic march is characterized by some antibody responses to immunoglobulin E (IgE) and clinical symptoms that may appear in childhood, and continue for years or decades and often changing with age. [ 1 ]

  9. Eczema Area and Severity Index - Wikipedia

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    The Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) is a validated tool for the measurement of severity of atopic dermatitis.It ranges from 0 (no disease) to 72 (maximal disease). [1] [2] The EASI was developed in 1998 by modifying the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI), a widely accepted scoring system for psoriasis.