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The burden of atopic dermatitis: summary of a report for the National Eczema Association.

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Drucker, Aaron M., Wang, Annie R., Li, Wen-Qing, Sevetson, Erika, Block, Julie K., Qureshi, Abrar A.·2017·Journal of Investigative Dermatology

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To assess the patient-level and societal burden of atopic dermatitis, we comprehensively reviewed the literature related to quality of life, social, economic, academic, and occupational impacts. Atopic dermatitis has profound impacts on patient and family quality of life. A conservative estimate of the annual costs of atopic dermatitis in the United States is $5.297 billion (in 2015 USD). People with atopic dermatitis may change their occupation because of their skin disease. Research gaps include quality of life assessments outside of tertiary care centers, impacts on partners and families of adult patients, and updated comprehensive cost estimates.

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  • Atopic dermatitis is a chronic, recurrent, multifactorial inflammatory disease characterized by eczema, dry skin, and pruritus, compromising quality of life.

    “Atopic dermatitis (AD), or atopic eczema, is a chronic, recurrent, and multifactorial inflammatory disease characterized by eczema, dry skin (xerosis), and pruritus in variable degree, but generally intense, which compromises different dimensions of quality of life: symptomatic, functional, emotional, interpersonal and professional relationships.”

    From Update on the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis. (2024) · cites this paper as [1]

    The Introduction describes atopic dermatitis as a chronically relapsing disease and reports effects on quality of life and social and occupational life. Its discussion of adult quality of life also identifies itch, symptoms, emotional impact, and social functioning. Our copy does not substantiate the added description of the disease as multifactorial and inflammatory, dry skin as a characteristic, or pruritus as generally intense. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  1. Dickel H, Bruckner TM, Schmidt A, Diepgen TL. Impact of atopic skin diathesis on occupational skin disease incidence in a working population. J Invest Dermatol 2003;121:37e40.

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Authors
Drucker, A. M., Wang, A. R., Li, W.-Q., Sevetson, E., Block, J. K., & Qureshi, A. A.
Affiliations
  • Brown University (US)
  • National Eczema Association (US)
Corresponding author
Drucker, Aaron M.
Venue
Journal of Investigative Dermatology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-01
Volume
137
Issue
1
Pages
26-30
ISSN
0022-202X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2520198258
Cited by
720
References
42
Citations by year
2026: 63 · 2025: 64 · 2024: 110 · 2023: 94 · 2022: 92 · 2021: 99 · 2020: 80 · 2019: 49 · 2018: 30 · 2017: 36 · 2014: 1
FWCI
5.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Eczema Association
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
Keywords
atopic dermatitis, disease burden, quality of life, economic burden, health care costs, occupational impact, research impact, social impact, family impact, patient-reported outcomes
MeSH terms
Adult, Child, Chronic Disease, Dermatitis, Atopic, Eczema, Female, Humans, Male, Quality of Life, Societies, Medical, United States, Health Care Costs, Cost of Illness, Sickness Impact Profile

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