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The descriptive epidemiology of atopic dermatitis in the community

✍ Scribed by Adrian Mar; Robin Marks

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1999
Tongue: English
Weight: 71 KB
Volume: 40
Category: Article
ISSN: 0004-8380
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.1999.00324.x

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✦ Synopsis

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common condition in the community, particularly amongst children. Although comparison of prevalence data between surveys is made difficult by differences in methodology, the available data suggest that there has been a substantial rise in the prevalence of AD, and that social, geographical and racial variation in disease frequency exists. There is a lack of quality data relating to the prognosis of AD. Recently a reliable set of diagnostic criteria has been developed and a number of severity scoring systems have been proposed for use in epidemiological studies.

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