title: Infra-auricular fissures in atopic dermatitis.
abstract: Retro-auricular or auricular dermatitis in atopic dermatitis (AD) is common and important for the diagnosis of AD in infancy and even in adulthood. Particularly, "infra-auricular fissures", acute eczematous changes like fissures at the adhesive junction of ear lobes, seem to be prominent features for the diagnosis of AD. Of 137 patients with AD, 81.8% showed present or past existence of infra-auricular fissures, but only one of the 30 controls. Of the 46 patients with severe AD, 98% had infra-auricular fissures, compared to 74% in those with moderate and mild AD. Our findings suggest that infra-auricular fissures are important for the diagnosis of AD and should be cited in a list of criteria for the diagnosis of AD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Okayama University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Toi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akiyama
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arata
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D004431:Ear, External; D004485:Eczema / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence