Abstract
Atopic dermatitis (atopic eczema) is a noncontagious inflammatory, chronically relapsing, and pruritic skin disease with a prevalence of 2–5% in young adults and up to 20% in children. Its exact etiology is unknown, but genetic and environmental factors probably play the main role. Most patients with atopic dermatitis have a positive family history of atopy. This disease may often have significant impact on quality of life of patients and their families.
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Chernyshov, P.V., Dlova, N.C., Chateau, A., Jiráková, A., Svistunov, I.V., Wollenberg, A. (2022). Atopic Dermatitis. In: Smoller, B., Bagherani, N. (eds) Atlas of Dermatology, Dermatopathology and Venereology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53808-2_30
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