Eczema
How common is eczema?
Eczema is very common in children.
And it's getting even more common.
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Source:
Lapidus CS.
Role of social factors in atopic dermatitis: the US perspective.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2001; 45 (supplement): S41-S43.
Lapidus CS.
Role of social factors in atopic dermatitis: the US perspective.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2001; 45 (supplement): S41-S43.
Source:
Buckley D.
Current management and future trends in atopic eczema.
Irish Medical Journal. 1995; 88: 110-112.
Buckley D.
Current management and future trends in atopic eczema.
Irish Medical Journal. 1995; 88: 110-112.
Source:
Barnetson RS, Rogers M.
Childhood atopic eczema.
BMJ. 2002; 324: 1376-1379.
Barnetson RS, Rogers M.
Childhood atopic eczema.
BMJ. 2002; 324: 1376-1379.
- About 1 in 10 children get eczema.
- Most children with eczema (about 9 in 10) get it before they are five years old. Many get it when they are a baby.
Source:
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.
Atopic dermatitis.
August 2005. Available at http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Atopic_Dermatitis/atopic_dermatitis_ff.asp (accessed on 22 April 2009).
4 - Many children grow out of eczema in their teens. But about 6 in 10 children with eczema keep getting symptoms when they're
adults.
Source:
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.
Atopic dermatitis.
August 2005. Available at http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Atopic_Dermatitis/atopic_dermatitis_ff.asp (accessed on 22 April 2009).
4 - More than 15 million people in the United States have eczema.
Source:
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.
Atopic dermatitis.
August 2005. Available at http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Atopic_Dermatitis/atopic_dermatitis_ff.asp (accessed on 22 April 2009).
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Sources for the information on this page:
- Lapidus CS.Role of social factors in atopic dermatitis: the US perspective.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2001; 45 (supplement): S41-S43.
- Buckley D.Current management and future trends in atopic eczema.Irish Medical Journal. 1995; 88: 110-112.
- Barnetson RS, Rogers M.Childhood atopic eczema.BMJ. 2002; 324: 1376-1379.
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.Atopic dermatitis.August 2005. Available at http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Atopic_Dermatitis/atopic_dermatitis_ff.asp (accessed on 22 April 2009).
This information was last updated on May 01, 2009
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