Diagnosis of atopic dermatitis : from bedside to laboratory
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Sinclair, Werner
Aboobaker, J.
Green, Robin J.
Levin, M.E.
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Health and Medical Publishing Group
Abstract
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is essentially diagnosed clinically. In babies and young children, the diagnosis is usually straightforward. Dry, very
pruritic dermatitis starts on the cheeks, with the neck and trunk often involved, but the nappy area spared. Limb involvement follows later
– first extensoral, later classically flexural. This is mostly the picture of AD. In adults, the presentation may vary widely. Classic flexural
dermatitis may persist, but erythroderma (whole-body involvement), head and neck dermatitis, isolated hand dermatitis and nummular
dermatitis may be more difficult to identify as AD.
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Atopic dermatitis (AD), Diagnosis
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Sinclair, W, Aboobaker, J, Green, RJ & Levin, ME 2014, 'Diagnosis of atopic dermatitis : from bedside to laboratory', South African Medical Journal, vol. 104, no. 10, pp. 711 -713.