EA80.1
Childhood atopic eczema
Eczema atópico na infância
CategoryDefinition
Atopic eczema in children and adolescents first presenting or continuing after infancy up to age 19 years. Its prevalence is highest in northern latitudes (e.g. nearly 20% in Norwegian children as compared with 0.7% in Tanzanian children). The sites most characteristically involved are the elbow and knee flexures, sides of the neck, wrists and ankles. As the disease progresses, lichenification (skin thickening) becomes a typical clinical feature, especially in areas that can be easily reached and scratched. Discoid variants are more common in children of African and Asian ancestry.
Index Terms
Childhood atopic eczemaChildhood atopic dermatitisChildhood atopic eczema, flexuralFlexural atopic eczema of the childChildhood atopic dermatitis, flexuralChildhood atopic eczema, nummular patternDiscoid atopic eczema of the childChildhood atopic dermatitis, nummular patternChildhood atopic eczema, chronic lichenifiedLichenified atopic eczema of the childChildhood atopic dermatitis, chronic lichenifiedChildhood atopic eczema, generalised erythematousErythrodermic atopic eczema of the childChildhood atopic dermatitis, generalised erythematousChildhood atopic eczema, prurigo patternAtopic prurigo of the childChildhood atopic dermatitis, prurigo patternChildhood atopic eczema, impetiginisedInfected atopic eczema of the childChildhood atopic dermatitis, impetiginised