Atopic dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis (AD) or atopic eczema is an itchy, inflammatory skin condition with a predilection for the skin flexures. It is characterized by poorly defined erythema with edema, vesicles, and weeping in the acute stage and skin thickening (lichenification) in the chronic stage. [ HPO:probinson PMID:27904186 ]
Term info
- UMLS:C0011615
- UMLS:C4280605
- MSH:D003876
- SNOMEDCT_US:200775004
- SNOMEDCT_US:24079001
In infants, atopic dermatitis is known as infantile eczema.
Atopic dermatitis (AD) or atopic eczema is an itchy, inflammatory skin condition with a predilection for the skin flexures. It is characterized by poorly defined erythema with edema, vesicles, and weeping in the acute stage and skin thickening (lichenification) in the chronic stage.
HP:0007564, HP:0007533
Dermatitis, Atopic, Atopic dermatitis, chronic
Baby eczema
HP:0001047