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MeSH Heading: Dermatitis, Atopic
Tree Number(s): C16.320.850.210; C17.800.174.193; C17.800.815.193; C17.800.827.210; C20.543.480.343
Unique ID: D003876
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003876
Annotation: a type of immediate hypersensitivity
Scope Note: A chronic inflammatory genetically determined disease of the skin marked by increased ability to form reagin (IgE), with increased susceptibility to allergic rhinitis and asthma, and hereditary disposition to a lowered threshold for pruritus. It is manifested by lichenification, excoriation, and crusting, mainly on the flexural surfaces of the elbow and knee. In infants it is known as infantile eczema.
Entry Term(s): Eczema, Atopic; Eczema, Infantile; Neurodermatitis, Atopic; Neurodermatitis, Disseminated
NLM Classification #: WR 160
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2023/04/05

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Concept UI: M0006050
Scope Note: A chronic inflammatory genetically determined disease of the skin marked by increased ability to form reagin (IgE), with increased susceptibility to allergic rhinitis and asthma, and hereditary disposition to a lowered threshold for pruritus. It is manifested by lichenification, excoriation, and crusting, mainly on the flexural surfaces of the elbow and knee. In infants it is known as infantile eczema.
Terms: Dermatitis, Atopic Preferred Term
Term UI T011526
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Eczema, Atopic
Term UI T011527
Date05/01/1984
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Neurodermatitis, Atopic
Term UI T011528
Date02/02/1977
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Neurodermatitis, Disseminated
Term UI T011529
Date02/02/1977
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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