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Guidelines of care for the management of atopic dermatitis: Section 1. Diagnosis and assessment of atopic dermatitis

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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, pruritic, inflammatory dermatosis that affects up to 25% of children and 2% to 3% of adults. This guideline addresses important clinical questions that arise in the management and care of AD, providing updated and expanded recommendations based on the available evidence. In this first of 4 sections, methods for the diagnosis and monitoring of disease, outcomes measures for assessment, and common clinical associations that affect patients with AD are discussed. Known risk factors for the development of disease are also reviewed.

Key words

assessment scales
atopic dermatitis
biomarkers
clinical associations
criteria
diagnosis
risk factors

Abbreviations used

AAD
American Academy of Dermatology
AD
atopic dermatitis
ADHD
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
CDLQI
Children's Dermatology Life Quality Index
DFI
Dermatitis Family Impact
DLQI
Dermatology Life Quality Index
EASI
Eczema Area and Severity Index
FLG
filaggrin
GREAT
Global Resource for Eczema Trials
IGA
Investigator's Global Assessment
IgE
immunoglobulin E
IL
interleukin
ISAAC
International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood
MDC
macrophage-derived chemoattractant
POEM
Patient-Oriented Eczema Measure
SASSAD
Six Area, Six Sign Atopic Dermatitis
SCORAD
SCORing Atopic Dermatitis
SORT
strength of recommendation taxonomy
TARC
thymus and activation-regulated chemokine
TISS
Three-Item Severity Scale
UK
United Kingdom

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