Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, recurrent, inflammatory skin disease which predominantly affects children. However, AD may persist until adulthood (persistent AD), or directly start in adults (adult-onset AD). AD often shows a non-flexural rash distribution, and atypical morphologic variants in adults and specific diagnostic criteria are lacking. Moreover, adult AD prevalence as well as detailed data which can characterize persistent vs adult-onset subtype are scant. The aim of this study was to investigate on the main features of adult AD particularly highlighting differences between persistent vs adult-onset form. An Italian multicentre observational study was conducted between April 2015âJuly 2016 through a study-specific digital database. 253 adult AD patients were enrolled. Familiar history of AD was negative in 81.0%. Erythemato-desquamative pattern was the most frequent clinical presentation (74.3%). Flexural surface of upper limbs was most commonly involved (47.8%), followed by eyelid/periocular area (37.9%), hands (37.2%), and neck (32%). Hypertension (7.1%) and thyroiditis (4.3%) were the most frequent comorbidities. A subgroup analysis between persistent (59.7%) vs adult-onset AD patients (40.3%) showed significant results only regarding AD severity (severe disease was more common in persistent group, pÂ
Data di pubblicazione: | 2017 | |
Titolo: | An Italian multicentre study on adult atopic dermatitis: persistent versus adult-onset disease | |
Autori: | Megna, Matteo; Patruno, Cataldo; Balato, Anna; Rongioletti, Franco; Stingeni, Luca; Balato, Nicola; Ayala, Fabio; Balato, Anna; Balato, Nicola; Brambilla, Lucia; Congedo, Maurizio; Corazza, Monica; Cristaudo, Antonio; Ferrucci, Silvia; Foti, Caterina; Gallo, Rosella; Guarneri, Fabrizio; Malara, Giovanna; Megna, Matteo; Micali, Giuseppe; Mozzillo, Raffaele; Musumeci, Maria Letizia; Napolitano, Maddalena; Patrizi, Annalisa; Patruno, Cataldo; Raone, Beatrice; Rongioletti, Franco; Schena, Donatella; Stingeni, Luca | |
Rivista: | ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGICAL RESEARCH | |
Keywords: | Adult; Adult-onset atopic dermatitis; Atopic dermatitis; Persistent atopic dermatitis; 2708 | |
Abstract in inglese: | Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, recurrent, inflammatory skin disease which predominantly affects children. However, AD may persist until adulthood (persistent AD), or directly start in adults (adult-onset AD). AD often shows a non-flexural rash distribution, and atypical morphologic variants in adults and specific diagnostic criteria are lacking. Moreover, adult AD prevalence as well as detailed data which can characterize persistent vs adult-onset subtype are scant. The aim of this study was to investigate on the main features of adult AD particularly highlighting differences between persistent vs adult-onset form. An Italian multicentre observational study was conducted between April 2015âJuly 2016 through a study-specific digital database. 253 adult AD patients were enrolled. Familiar history of AD was negative in 81.0%. Erythemato-desquamative pattern was the most frequent clinical presentation (74.3%). Flexural surface of upper limbs was most commonly involved (47.8%), followed by eyelid/periocular area (37.9%), hands (37.2%), and neck (32%). Hypertension (7.1%) and thyroiditis (4.3%) were the most frequent comorbidities. A subgroup analysis between persistent (59.7%) vs adult-onset AD patients (40.3%) showed significant results only regarding AD severity (severe disease was more common in persistent group, p | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.1007/s00403-017-1739-y | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11392/2381929 | |
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