Dermatitis, Atopic |
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| Atopic Dermatitides; Atopic Dermatitis; Atopic Eczema; Atopic Neurodermatitides; Atopic Neurodermatitis; Dermatitides, Atopic; Disseminated Neurodermatitides; Disseminated Neurodermatitis; Infantile Eczema; Neurodermatitides, 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. | |