Contact dermatitis and atopic dermatitis: two tales, an interwoven story.

摘要: Atopic dermatitis is a multifactorial disease that can concomitantly occur with irritant or allergic contact dermatitis. The colloquial use of atopic and eczema interchangeably has created confusion among patients providers alike. skin complex entity involves defective barrier biome, an aberrant immune response, abnormal neural activation, while generalized term denoting particular appearance common to multiple diagnoses including conventional paradigm simplifies into distinct Th2 Th1 processes, respectively, fails acknowledge potential immunologic intersection points contributes impaired management. This article will review the interplay discuss treatment strategies for recalcitrant cases.