title: [Adulthood atopic dermatitis: epidemiology, clinical symptoms, provoking and prognostic factors].
abstract: The prevalence of atopic diseases, including allergic rhinitis, asthma bronchiale and atopic dermatitis is increasing both in children and adults at different parts of the world. Atopic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease affecting mostly children, but the atopic trait continues, not only for later respiratory allergies, but also for skin symptoms in adulthood. In this form dry skin, flexural lichenification, head and neck dermatitis, hand dermatitis are typical. The exact etiology of atopic dermatitis is unknown, in the background interactions of genetical predisposition, skin barrier defects and immunological and environmental factors can be verified. In the complex approach of atopic dermatitis, a pivotal role is ascribed to the evaluation and possibly the elimination of provoking factors, like gender, family structure, clothing, aero-, alimentary and contact allergens, psychosocial stress, migration, infections, and personal home environment. Authors review clinical manifestations, triggering and prognostic factors of the adulthood atopic dermatitis.
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, Altalános Orvostudományi Kar Bor- és Nemikórtani és Boronkológiai Klinika Budapest Mária u. 41. 1085. gyorgyi.ponyai@freemail.hu
authors.forename: Györgyi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pónyai
authors.forename: Erzsébet
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Temesvári
authors.forename: Sarolta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kárpáti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000485:Allergens / Q000009:adverse effects; D003020:Clothing; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications; D015985:Precipitating Factors; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012621:Seasons; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens