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Pediatric atopic dermatitis: should we treat it differently?
Author(s) -
Sidbury Robert,
Poorsattar Solmaz
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.1529-8019.2006.00061.x
Subject(s) - medicine , atopic dermatitis , medical prescription , psychological intervention , adverse effect , allergy , dermatology , intensive care medicine , disease , pediatrics , psychiatry , immunology , nursing , pathology
Atopic dermatitis is an extremely common childhood skin disease that can have far‐reaching impact on patients and families. Pediatric patients, particularly infants, pose special concerns for parents and providers, and equal emphasis must be placed on both nonpharmacologic and prescription interventions. Concerns for adverse effects of prescription therapies and a universal parental fear of an undetected allergy are hallmarks of pediatric atopic dermatitis care. The purpose of the present study is to highlight important educational and therapeutic strategies designed to optimally care for this patient population.