Atopic Dermatitis: Natural History, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Table 1

Diagnostic criteria for atopic dermatitis.

Essential features
Itch
Eczema with typical morphology and age-specific pattern
Important features
Early age of onset
Atopy (personal or family history)
Dry skin
Associated features
Atypical vascular response (i.e., facial pallor, white; dermographism)
Keratosis pilaris, palmar hyperlinearity, ichthyosis
Ocular and periorbital changes
Other regional findings (e.g., perioral and periauricular lesions)
Perifollicular accentuation, lichenification, and excoriations

Modified from American Academy of Dermatology [16].