| | MeSH | Disease Ontology | | Disease ID: | D003876 | DOID:3310 | | Disease Name: | Dermatitis, Atopic | atopic dermatitis | | Category: | MeSH | Disease Ontology | | Type: | Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities//Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases//Immune System Diseases | disease of anatomical entity//integumentary system disease | | Define: | A chronic inflammatory genetically determined disease of the skin marked by increased ability to form reagin (IgE), with increased susceptibility to allergic rhinitis and asthma, and hereditary disposition to a lowered threshold for pruritus. It is manifested by lichenification, excoriation, and crusting, mainly on the flexural surfaces of the elbow and knee. In infants it is known as infantile eczema. | An allergic contact dermatitis that is a chronically relapsing inflammatory allergic response located_in the skin that causes itching and flaking. | | Alias: | Eczema, Atopic//Eczema, Infantile//Neurodermatitis, Atopic//Neurodermatitis, Disseminated | allergic dermatitis//atopic eczema//Atopic neurodermatitis//Besnier's prurigo |
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