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Atopic Dermatitis (AD) is a chronic pruritic inflammatory skin disease.

The etiology is unknown. It usually starts in early infancy, but also affects adults.

It is often associated with elevated serum level of immunoglobulin E and personal or family history of eczema, asthma and allergic rhinitis.

Female to male ratio 1.14:1.

Treatment goals are to reduce symptoms (pruritus and dermatitis), prevent exacerbations and minimize therapeutic risks.

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    Vered Atar-Snir

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  2. Department of Dermatology, UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA

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Atar-Snir, V. (2018). Atopic Dermatitis. In: Tur, E., Maibach, H. (eds) Gender and Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72156-9_19

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