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Dermatitis, Atopic

Medical 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.
Guide Notes: a type of immediate hypersensitivity
Also Called: Eczema, Infantile

Dermatitis, Atopic Medical Definitions and Terms

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