Atopic dermatitis in Latin America: considerations on epidemiology, clinical and laboratory features, ethnic/racial variations, and therapeutic management

GB Soares, RL Orfali, BL Averbach… - Journal of clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Latin America (LA) encompasses about 8.5% of the world's population, exhibits ethnic/racial
heterogeneity and social inequality. We hereby present a 20-year literature review (2004 …

Atopic dermatitis in Latin America: a roadmap to address data collection, knowledge gaps, and challenges

A Borzutzky, JI Larco, PC Luna, E McElwee, MC Pires… - Dermatitis, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Background Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a systemic, multifactorial disease that causes
significant morbidity and health care burden in Latin America (LA). Data on AD are scarce in …

Clinical features and disease management in adult patients with atopic dermatitis receiving care at reference hospitals in Brazil: the adapt study

LK Arruda, AC Yang, V Aoki… - Journal of …, 2021 - observatorio.fm.usp.br
Background: Atopic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease with a prevalence of
0.02% to 8.1% in adults. Adult patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis are …

Epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of atopic dermatitis in the developing countries of Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East: a review

YI Lopez Carrera, A Al Hammadi, YH Huang… - Dermatology and …, 2019 - Springer
Atopic dermatitis (AD), the leading cause of skin-related burden of disease worldwide, is
increasing in prevalence in developing countries of Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiologic features and burden of atopic dermatitis in adolescent and adult patients: A cross-sectional multicenter study

G Sanclemente, N Hernandez, D Chaparro… - World Allergy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Atopic dermatitis (AD) is considered as one of the most frequent chronic skin
conditions. Previous AD epidemiologic studies have been mainly retrospective and/or have …

Atopic dermatitis in adults: clinical and epidemiological considerations

RL Orfali, MM Shimizu, R Takaoka… - Revista da Associação …, 2013 - SciELO Brasil
OBJECTIVE: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory disease causing intense
pruritus, and with typical clinical features. There are few epidemiological studies concerning …

The burden of atopic dermatitis in Portuguese patients: an observational study

PS Coelho, M Apalhão, G Victorino, C Cardoso… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common inflammatory skin condition that significantly affects
patients' lives and imposes both economic and non-economic burdens. The precise societal …

Racial and ethnic disparities in atopic dermatitis

JI Silverberg - Current Dermatology Reports, 2015 - Springer
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is the most common chronic inflammatory skin disorder in the USA
and worldwide. There are significant differences in the epidemiology, phenotype, and …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of baseline comorbidities in patients with atopic dermatitis: a population-based cohort study in Taiwan

YT Cho, WT Hsieh, TC Chan, CH Tang, CY Chu - JAAD international, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Atopic dermatitis has been linked to increased risk of many comorbidities.
However, the risks of certain comorbidities are still debated. Objective To better characterize …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalence of severe atopic dermatitis in adults in 3 areas of Spain

A de Madrid - J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol, 2018 - jiaci.org
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic relapsing inflammatory skin disease [1]. It affects 10%-
20% of children, the most prevalent form being chronic disease, and 1%-3% of adults …