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Impact of climate change on atopic dermatitis: A review by the International Eczema Council

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Wang, Sheng‐Pei, Stefanovic, Nicholas, Orfali, Raquel L., Aoki, Valeria, Brown, Sara J., Dhar, Sandipan, Eichenfield, Lawrence F., Flohr, Carsten +9 more·2024·Allergy
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Atopic dermatitis (AD), the most burdensome skin condition worldwide, is influenced by climatic factors and air pollution; however, the impact of increasing climatic hazards on AD remains poorly characterized. Leveraging an existing framework for 10 climatic hazards related to greenhouse gas emissions, we identified 18 studies with evidence for an impact on AD through a systematic search. Most climatic hazards had evidence for aggravation of AD the impact ranged from direct effects like particulate matter‐induced AD exacerbations from wildfires to the potential for indirect effects like drought‐induced food insecurity and migration. We then created maps comparing the past, present, and future projected burden of climatic hazards to global AD prevalence data. Data are lacking, especially from those regions most likely to experience more climatic hazards. We highlight gaps important for future research: understanding the synergistic impacts of climatic hazards on AD, long‐term disease activity, the differential impact on vulnerable populations, and how basic mechanisms explain population‐level trends.

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  • Evidence indicates that most climatic hazards, including wildfire-associated smoke, aggravate AD.

    “Also, evidence indicates that most climatic hazards, including wildfire‐associated smoke, aggravate AD [59].”

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Wang, S., Stefanovic, N., Orfali, R. L., Aoki, V., Brown, S. J., Dhar, S., Eichenfield, L. F., Flohr, C., Ha, A., Mora, C., Murase, J. E., Rosenbach, M., Srinivas, S. M., Thyssen, J. P., Wei, M. L., Irvine, A. D., & Abuabara, K.
Affiliations
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
  • Trinity College Dublin (IE)
  • Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
  • Department of Dermatology, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP Universidade de Sao Paulo Sao Paulo Brazil
  • Institute of Genetics and Cancer (GB)
  • Institute of Child Health (IN)
  • University of California San Diego (US)
  • King's College London (GB)
  • University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (US)
  • Palo Alto Medical Foundation (US)
  • University of Pennsylvania (US)
  • Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health (IN)
  • University of Copenhagen (DK)
  • San Francisco VA Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Abuabara, Katrina
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Venue
Allergy
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2024-01-24
Volume
79
Issue
6
Pages
1455-1469
ISSN
  • 0105-4538 (ISSN-L)
  • 1398-9995
DOI
10.1111/all.16007
OpenAlex
W4391173877
Cited by
51
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12
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2026: 17 · 2025: 28 · 2024: 6
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2.19
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Language
en
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  • Edinburgh Research Explorer (University of Edinburgh) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Defense
  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • Pfizer
  • Sanofi
  • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
  • Incyte
  • Lundbeckfonden
  • H. Lundbeck A/S
  • LEO Pharma
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Asthma and respiratory diseases
Keywords
atopic dermatitis, climate change, climate hazards, air pollution, particulate matter, forest fires, drought, food insecurity, migration, greenhouse gas emissions, disease burden, vulnerable populations
MeSH terms
Air Pollution, Dermatitis, Atopic, Environmental Exposure, Humans, Prevalence, Climate Change

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