Look up: Atopic Dermatitis

1. atopic dermatitis
   [n] - dermatitis characterized by atopy
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2. Atopic dermatitis
   Our Atopic dermatitis Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Atopic dermatitis Atopic dermatitis: A skin disease characterized by areas of severe itching, redness, scaling, and loss of the surface of the skin (excoriation). When the eruption (rash) has been pres...
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3. atopic dermatitis
   <dermatology> A type of immune-mediated (allergic) inflammatory skin disorder that results in a itchy rash. ... See: atopic eczema. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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4. atopic dermatitis
   atopic eczema noun a severe form of dermatitis characterized by atopy
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5. atopic dermatitis
   atopic eczema a chronic inflammatory skin disorder seen in persons with a hereditary susceptibility to develop itching (pruritus); it is often accompanied by allergic rhinitis, hay fever, or asthma. The extreme itchiness leads to scratching and rubbing that in turn results in the typical lesions of eczema.
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6. atopic dermatitis
   a type of dermatitis (q.v.).[2 related articles]
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7. Atopic Dermatitis
   A non-contagious allergic skin condition that is characterized by dry, itching skin. The itching that accompanies eczema often leads to scratching. The scratching them produces weeping, infected skin. The weeping and crusted skin is what doctors refer to as eczema. Sufficent scratching will produce ...
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8. atopic dermatitis
   Type: Term Definitions: 1. dermatitis characterized by the distinctive phenomena of atopy, including infantile and flexural eczema. Synonyms: atopic eczema
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9. ATOPIC DERMATITIS
   Heritable hypersensitivity to pollens or other environmental allergens, which results clinically in immunologic and inflammatory reactions in the skin.
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10. Atopic dermatitis
    syn. eczema. Is a skin disorder that is characterized by intense itching, scaling, thickening of the skin, occurring in individuals predisposed to developing certain hypersensitivity reactions. It is usually located on the face, elbows, knees, and arms.
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11. atopic dermatitis
    (ua-top;ik der;mua-ti;tis) An allergic skin reaction to agents such as poison ivy and poison oak; a type of delayed hypersensitivity.
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12. atopic dermatitis
    (ua-top;ik der;mua-ti;tis) An allergic skin reaction to agents such as poison ivy and poison oak; a type of delayed hypersensitivity.
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13. Atopic Dermatitis
    An allergic response in the skin that causes itching and flaking (also see eczema).
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14. Atopic Dermatitis
    A chronic eruption of pruritic, erythematous, oozing papules and plaques, usually with secondary lichenification (diffuse epidermal thickening) and excoriation (superficial abrasions of the skin).
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15. Atopic dermatitis
    `Atopic dermatitis` (`AD`; a type of eczema) is an inflammatory, chronically relapsing, non-contagious and pruritic skin disorder.--> It has been given names like "prurigo Besnier," "neurodermitis," "endogenous eczema," "flexural eczema," "infantile eczem...
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