Predictors of atopic dermatitis severity over time.

Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic relapsing disease that has increased in prevalence during the last 4 decades. However, little is known about factors that affect disease severity.

Methods: We carried out a longitudinal observational study that included children aged 5 to 10 years recruited from general practices in the United Kingdom.

Relationship between quality of life and disease severity in atopic dermatitis/eczema syndrome during childhood.

Purpose Of Review: Atopic dermatitis is a chronic relapsing itchy disease that has an effect on children and families' quality of life. The purpose of this review is to give workers in the field an easy-to-read, up-to-date and accessible summary of recent advances in the relationship between quality of life and disease severity in atopic dermatitis/eczema syndrome during childhood. This review, however, concentrates on original articles that have been published since 1 April 2002, and reports a relationship between disease severity and quality of life scores in childhood atopic dermatitis.