title: Management of severe atopic dermatitis.
abstract: The lack of knowledge concerning the pathophysiology of atopic dermatitis (AD) explains the absence of any specific treatment specially in severe atopic dermatitis. New treatments were recently suggested for the management of the disease. They all act on some component of the immune mechanisms which provoke the eczematous reactions. Among recent treatments proposed, I will discuss the use of cyclosporin A, puva therapy, thymopoietin and thymostimulin, antifungal therapy, alpha and gamma interferon, and treatment with interleukin 2.
mesh_terms: D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007372:Interferons / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007378:Interleukins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011701:PUVA Therapy; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D013951:Thymus Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D007378:Interleukins; D013951:Thymus Hormones; D016572:Cyclosporine; D007372:Interferons