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Atopic dermatitis.
Nature reviews. Disease primers - 21 Jun 2018
Weidinger Stephan, Beck Lisa A, Bieber Thomas, Kabashima Kenji, Irvine Alan D
Abstract excerpt
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is the most common chronic inflammatory skin disease, with a lifetime prevalence of up to 20% and substantial effects on quality of life. AD is characterized by intense itch, recurrent eczematous lesions and a fluctuating course. AD has a strong heritability component and is closely related to and commonly co-occurs with other atopic diseases (such as asthma and allergic rhinitis). Several...
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