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Diseases » Atopic dermatitis » Introduction
 

Atopic dermatitis

Atopic dermatitis: Introduction

Atopic dermatitis: Skin disorder characterized by chronic inflammation, and pruritis. Often hereditary and associated with allergic rhinitis and asthma. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Atopic dermatitis is available below.

Symptoms of Atopic dermatitis

  • Increased serum IgE
  • Dry flaky patches of skin
  • Red patches of skin
  • Itchy patches of skin
  • Patches of reduced skin pigmentation
  • more symptoms...»

See full list of 10 symptoms of Atopic dermatitis

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Atopic dermatitis: Complications

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Disease Topics Related To Atopic dermatitis

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Medical Textbooks Online about Atopic dermatitis

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Misdiagnosis and Atopic dermatitis

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Pruritus subjective symptom: Pruritus is one of the most important dermatological symptoms and is usually a symptom of primary skin disease. Since it is a subjective disease diagnostic difficulties arise especially when pruritus is a...read more »

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Causes of Atopic dermatitis

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Atopic dermatitis

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Videos for Atopic dermatitis

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Reseach about Atopic dermatitis

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Clinical Trials for Atopic dermatitis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

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Statistics for Atopic dermatitis

Atopic dermatitis: Broader Related Topics

Types of Atopic dermatitis

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Definitions of Atopic dermatitis:

Chronic inflammatory skin disorder in individuals with a hereditary predisposition to a lowered threshold to pruritus; characterized by extreme itching, leading to scratching and rubbing that result in typical lesions of eczema. - (Source - Diseases Database)

A severe form of dermatitis characterized by atopy - (Source - WordNet 2.1)


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