Perspectives in Atopic Dermatitis-Optimizing Outcomes: Introduction

PERSPECTIVES IN ATOPIC DERMATITIS: OPTIMIZING OUTCOMES

Perspectives in Atopic Dermatitis-Optimizing Outcomes: Introduction

Sep
2012
Vol. 31. No. 3
Lawrence F. Eichenfield, MD
Atopic dermatitis (AD) has a substantial impact on both patients and their families. This issue of Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery highlights newly recognized aspects of ADpathogenesis as well as the evolution in therapy that offers opportunities for improved outcomes. The faculty members convened for this supplement provide up-to-date evidence that supports some long-held concepts; they also review other recently published data that challenge clinicians to reconsider long-standing ideas about the pathogenesis and treatment of AD. The major topics concerning AD that are addressed in this supplement include epidemiology, pathogenesis, microbial colonization and infection, comorbidities, disease in adults, prevention and treatment strategies, and improving the patientclinician/parent-clinician partnership in AD management.
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