title: Atopic dermatitis.
abstract: Atopic dermatitis, the dermatologic manifestation of the atopic diathesis, has a variety of clinical presentations. This disease probably should be considered a syndrome--a group of signs and symptoms that frequently occur together in an identifiable pattern. The following update describes the spectrum of atopic dermatitis and summarizes current thinking about the etiology of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Vincent S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Beltrani
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boguneiwicz
mesh_terms: D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004485:Eczema / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans