RT Book, Section
A1 Yan, Albert C.
A1 Lauren, Christine
A1 Honig, Paul J.
A1 Spergel, Jonathan M.
A2 Zaoutis, Lisa B.
A2 Chiang, Vincent W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1146115741
T1 Atopic Dermatitis
T2 Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071829281
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146115741
RD 2024/04/20
AB Atopic  dermatitis  (AD),  or  atopic  eczema,  is  a  common  inflammatory  skin  disorder  characterized  by  pruritus,  a  chronic  and  recurrent  course,  and  a  distinctive  anatomic  distribution  and  morphology.  It  is  often  accompanied  by  a  personal  or  family  history  of  other  allergic  disorders.  Epidemiologic  data  indicate  that  AD  has  been  increasing  in  prevalence,  with  rates  as  high  as  18%  in  the  United  States.1,2  Socioeconomic  studies  estimate  that  the  annual  financial  impact  of  AD  may  be  as  high  as  $4400  per  patient  and  $364  million  to  $3.8  billion  per  year  in  the  United  States.3,4  Although  most  patients  are  treated  in  the  outpatient  setting,  one  third  to  one  half  of  the  yearly  expenditures  for  AD  are  directly  related  to  the  costs  of  hospitalization.