Clinical Features of Atopic Dermatitis in Adults Are Different according to Onset.

摘要: Few studies of atopic dermatitis (AD) in adult patients have evaluated differences clinical features AD according to onset age. We aimed characterize the age onset. Subjects with outpatient visiting Department Dermatology at Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital were recruited for this study. A dermatologist conducted evaluation, a survey demographics, and AD-associated signs symptoms each participant. Total immunoglobulin E (IgE) was also tested. total 280 enrolled, among which 232 (82.86%) showed pre-adult-onset (age < 18 years) 48 (17.14%) had adult-onset ≥ AD. There significant between 2 groups area initial involvement (P = 0.017) treatment history 0.010). Interestingly, body mass index (BMI) 25 significantly higher Eczema Area Severity Index (EASI) scores than did BMI group 0.048). On other hand, there no sex, family history, BMI, EASI, IgE Our findings suggest that, even though many common exist, are characteristics subgroups,