title: [Despite better knowledge of pathogenesis and treatment: atopic eczema--a disease with increasing incidence in Sweden].
abstract: The past twenty years have witnessed an increasing incidence of atopic dermatitis in Western Europe. The article consists in a discussion of the pathogenesis, clinical signs and treatment of this common skin disease. Both an IgE-mediated reaction on epidermal Langerhans cells, and a physiological/biochemical defect of the skin barrier structure may be crucial factors of the multifactorial pathogenesis. Local treatment with corticosteroids and moisturisers remains the basic approach, though the development of new more specific treatments is under way. Although much remains to be learned about atopic dermatitis, today all patients can be offered effective treatment resulting in improved quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Hudkliniken, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm. ylva.Linde@Hud.SOS.sll.se
authors.forename: Y W
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Linde
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Böhme
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Emtestam
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Holm
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hovmark
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Wahlgren
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000485:Allergens / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens
vernacular_title: Trots bättre kunskaper om patogenes och behandling: atopiskt eksem--en sjukdom som ökar i Sverige.