The History of Atopic Eczema/Dermatitis

Abstract

Clinical aspects of atopic eczema: Atopy: condition, disease or syndrome?.- History.- Epidemiology.- The burden of atopic eczema.- Clinical symptoms.- Atopic eczema in infants.- Stigmata of the atopic constitution.- Minimal forms.- Diagnosis.- Differential diagnosis.- Scoring systems.- Co-existing respiratory atopic diseases.- Complications and diseases associated with atopic eczema.- Diseases rarely associated with atopic eczema.- Natural history of atopic eczema.- Dry skin.- Occupational aspects with emphasis on atopic hand eczema.- Allergic contact dermatitis and atopic eczema.- Immunodeficiency syndromes and atopic eczema.- Atopic eczema as a psychosomatic disease.- Atopic diseases in families.- Histopathological and ultrastructural aspects.- Clinical manifestation of the itch sensation.- Clinical aspects of atopic eczema: Synopsis