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atopic eczema

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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. [ MESH:D003876 ]

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database cross reference
  • ICD9:691.8 (EFO:0000274)
  • DOID:3310 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • OMIMPS:603165 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • ICD9:691 (EFO:0000274)
  • NCIT:C3001 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • EFO:0000274 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
definition

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.

exactMatch

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C3001, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_3310, https://omim.org/phenotypicSeries/PS603165

has exact synonym

allergic, allergic form of dermatitis, allergic dermatitis, eczematous dermatitis, Atopic dermatitis, eczema, Besnier's prurigo, atopic eczema, Atopic neurodermatitis

id

MONDO:0004980

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