Atopic Dermatitis in Children

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common, chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by severe itching and skin dryness throughout the surface of the body. It usually develops in early childhood, less commonly in later childhood and in adults. Atopic dermatitis in children can have a very early onset, even before 6 weeks of age in infants, and it presents as redness, itching and squamous patches on the face and body.