Atopic Dermatitis
(AD)
Author: Hue-Eileen Phan, BSc, MSc, PharmD
,Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema)
• Chronic, inflammatory skin disease
• Associated with atopic conditions: asthma, allergic
rhinitis
• Pruritis & generalized dry skin
• Relapsing: periods of exacerbation (flare-ups)
followed by periods of remission
• Flare-ups: borderless redness, scales and excoriations
,Moisture retention Defective skin barrier
& strong barrier (Genetics?)
Inflammation redness,
scaling, pruritis
, Moisture retention Defective skin barrier
& strong barrier (Genetics?)