title: Atopic dermatitis: current treatment guidelines. Statement of the experts of the Dermatological Section, Polish Society of Allergology, and the Allergology Section, Polish Society of Dermatology.
abstract: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a condition frequently encountered in medical practices across the country. More than 60% of children with AD are at risk to develop allergic rhinitis or asthma (the atopic march). Patients with AD have a unique predisposition to colonization or infection by Staphylococcus aureus. Treatments for AD need to rapidly control symptoms of the disease, improve quality of life and prevent exacerbations. Given the chronic and relapsing nature of the disease, therapies need to encourage good compliance and be well tolerated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland. Head of the Department: Prof. Roman Nowicki MD, PhD.
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nowicki
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland. Head of the Department: Prof. Roman Nowicki MD, PhD.
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trzeciak
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland. Head of the Department: Prof. Roman Nowicki MD, PhD.
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wilkowska
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland. Head of the Department: Prof. Roman Nowicki MD, PhD.
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sokołowska-Wojdyło
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland. Head of the Department: Prof. Roman Nowicki MD, PhD.
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ługowska-Umer
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland. Head of the Department: Prof. Roman Nowicki MD, PhD.
authors.forename: Wioletta
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Barańska-Rybak
authors.affiliation: School of Medical Science of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland. Head of the Department: Prof. Zbigniew Puchalski MD, PhD.
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaczmarski
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Immunodermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. Head of the Department: Prof. Cezary Kowalewski MD, PhD.
authors.forename: Cezary
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kowalewski
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Allergology, Military Medical Institute, Warsaw, Poland. Head of the Department: Prof. Jerzy Kruszewski MD, PhD.
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kruszewski
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland. Head of the Department: Prof. Jacek Szepietowski MD, PhD.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maj
authors.affiliation: Great Poland Center of Allergology and Aesthetic Dermatology "Art Clinic", Poznan, Poland. Head of the Center: Paweł Silny MD, PhD.
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Silny
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Dermatology and Cosmetology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland. Head of the Department: Prof. Radosław Śpiewak MD, PhD.
authors.forename: Radosław
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Śpiewak
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland. Head of the Department: Prof. Roman Nowicki MD, PhD.
authors.forename: Andriy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Petranyuk
keywords: antihistamines; atopic dermatitis; cosmeceuticals; emollients; topical calcineurin inhibitors; topical corticosteroids; treatment