Atopic dermatitis

Atopic dermatitis (AD), dem sanso know as atopic eczema, be a long-term type of inflammation of de skin. Atopic dermatitis dem sanso often call simply eczema, buh "eczema" sanso be used to refer to dermatitis, de larger group of skin conditions. Atopic dermatitis dey result in itchy, red, swollen, den cracked skin. Clear fluid fi cam from de affected areas, wich fi thicken over time.

Atopic dermatitis dey affect about 20% of people at sam point insyd dema lives. E be more common insyd younger kiddies. Females be affected slightly more often dan males. Chaw people outgrow de condition.

While de condition fi occur at any age, e typically dey begin insyd childhood, plus varying severity over de years. Insyd kiddies under one year of age, de face den limbs den much of de body fi be affected. As kiddie get older, de areas on de insides of de knees den folds of de elbows den around de neck be most commonly affected. Insyd adults, de hands den feet be commonly affected. Scratching de affected areas dey worsen de eczema den dey increase de risk of skin infections. Chaw people plus atopic dermatitis develop hay fever anaa asthma.

De cause be unknown buh dem believe to involve genetics, immune system dysfunction, environmental exposures, den difficulties plus de permeability of de skin. If one identical twin be affected, de oda get an 85% chance of having de condition. Those wey dey live insyd cities den dry climates be more commonly affected. Exposure to certain chemicals anaa frequent hand washing dey make symptoms worse. While emotional stress fi make de symptoms worse, e no be a cause. De disorder no be contagious. A diagnosis typically be based on de signs, symptoms, den family history.

Treatment dey involve avoiding things wey dey make de condition worse, enhancing de skin barrier thru skin care, den treating de underlying skin inflammation. Dem dey use moisturising creams to make de skin less dry den prevent AD flare-ups. Dem dey use anti-inflammatory corticosteroid creams to control flare-ups. Creams based on calcineurin inhibitors (tacrolimus anaa pimecrolimus) sanso fi be used to control flares if oda measures no be effective. Certain antihistamine pills fi help plus itchiness. Things wey commonly make am worse dey include house dust mite, stress, den seasonal factors. Phototherapy fi be useful insyd sam people. Antibiotics (either by mouth anaa topically) usually no be helpful unless der be secondary bacterial infection anaa de person be unwell. Dietary exclusion no dey benefit chaw people, wey e no need if food allergies be suspected. More severe AD cases fi need systemic medicines such as cyclosporin, methotrexate, dupilumab, anaa baricitinib.

Oda names of de condition dey include "infantile eczema", "flexural eczema", "prurigo Besnier", "allergic eczema", den "neurodermatitis".

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