Atopic dermatitis is a chronic, relapsing, inflammatory skin disease that is characterized by pruritic, eczematoid skin lesions. The disease results from interactions between susceptibility genes, the host environment, skin barrier defects, susceptibility to infection and immunological factors. An i
Recent advances in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis
โ Scribed by H. P. Van Bever
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 474 KB
- Volume
- 151
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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## SUMMARY This paper reviews the theories of the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis (AD), with a particular emphasis on its immunopathogenesis. The contribution of predisposing factors, immunopathogenic factors and provoking factors in the pathogenesis of AD are considered. Predisposing factors exp
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