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Atopic Dermatitis Spectrum Disorder

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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is among the most prevalent chronic dermatological diseases in the world, yet the plethora of findings related to the condition and the wide range of disease severity presents a diagnostic challenge to physicians and patients. Over ten diagnostic criteria comprising more than forty clinical manifestations of AD have been published. Missed diagnoses may contribute to prolonged patient suffering, undertreatment, difficulty with insurance coverage of treatments, increased number of appointments for disease flares, and increased physician workload. The diagnosis of AD currently involves rigid criteria that guide treatment options, but perhaps viewing the disease as a spectrum disorder with various clinical manifestations may lead to prompt diagnosis and efficacious treatment.

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  1. Temple University Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Nicholas Brownstone

  2. Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Caitlin Lawlor & Gillian Kasper

  3. Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, USA

    John Koo

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Nicholas Brownstone

  2. Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Wilson Liao

  3. Psoriasis and Skin Treatment Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Tina Bhutani

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Brownstone, N., Lawlor, C., Kasper, G., Koo, J. (2024). Atopic Dermatitis Spectrum Disorder. In: Brownstone, N., Liao, W., Bhutani, T. (eds) Clinical Cases in Atopic Dermatitis. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52147-8_18

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