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The differential diagnosis of atopic dermatitis in childhood
Author(s) -
Krol Alfons,
Krafchik Bernice
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
dermatologic therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1529-8019
pISSN - 1396-0296
DOI - 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2006.00058.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , seborrheic dermatitis , atopic dermatitis , molluscum contagiosum , mycosis fungoides , ichthyosis , differential diagnosis , psoriasis , tinea capitis , scabies , immunology , pathology , lymphoma
Atopic is the most common of the dermatitides seen in infancy and childhood, but there are numerous other diseases that can mimic the skin findings. These include seborrheic dermatitis, immunodeficiency, and psoriasis in infancy; scabies, tinea corporis infection, perioral, nummular, contact, and molluscum dermatitis in childhood. It is sometimes extremely difficult to differentiate between ichthyosis and AD, and it is also important to differentiate AD from erythrodermic conditions including acrodermatitis enteropathica, biotin deficiency, and Netherton syndrome. A rare condition in children that may mimic AD is mycosis fungoides.