See Also: Atopic dermatitis(health)
Atopic dermatitis(medicine)
dermatitis, atopic(medicine)
Dermatitis, atopic(health)
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atopic reagin(medicine)
atopic asthma(medicine)
atopic allergy(medicine)

dermatitis, atopic (medicine)


dermatitis, atopic


A chronic inflammatory genetically determined disease of the skin marked by increased ability to form reagin (IgE), with increased susceptibility to allergic rhinitis and asthma, and hereditary disposition to a lowered threshold for pruritus. It is manifested by lichenification, excoriation, and crusting, mainly on the flexural surfaces of the elbow and knee. In infants it is known as infantile eczema.