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Epidemiology of Atopic Dermatitis

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Practical Insights into Atopic Dermatitis

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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is one of the most common skin diseases and is on the rise worldwide [1–6]. Especially in industrialized countries, 10–20% of children and 1–3% of adults suffered from atopic dermatitis [4, 6]. One of five children have symptoms of atopic dermatitis during certain times of life. Half of the AD patients initially show symptoms within the first 12 months [7]. Even though most of them experience spontaneous relief of symptoms during the school-age or adolescence, eczema lesions can be accompanied by itching often deteriorate intermittently. In addition, 25% of children’s atopic dermatitis is thought to continue atopic dermatitis in the form of dry skin and eczema in their hands even after the symptoms of severe dermatitis have disappeared. Adult-onset AD has also been increasing. In this chapter, we look at the differences between the prevalence rate AD at home and abroad and its geographical location, the factors of the increase in AD, and the social cost of the skin disease.

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Shin, J. (2021). Epidemiology of Atopic Dermatitis. In: Lee, K.H., Choi, E.H., Park, C.O. (eds) Practical Insights into Atopic Dermatitis. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8159-5_2

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