atopic dermatitis

(noun)

An atopic, hereditary, and non-contagious skin disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the skin.

Related Terms

Examples of atopic dermatitis in the following topics:

  • Antimicrobial Peptides

    • Decreased levels of these peptides have been noted for patients with atopic dermatitis and Kostmann's syndrome, a congenital neutropenia.

  • Swimmer's Itch

    • Swimmer's itch is a condition often referred to as lake itch, duck itch, cercarial dermatitis and Schistosome cercarial dermatitis.
    • A species that is often implicated in cases of cercarial dermatitis is Austrobilharzia variglandis.
    • Outline the general life cycle of the Schistosomatidae parasite that causes schistosome cercarial dermatitis

  • Blastomycosis

    • Blastomycosis (also known as "North American blastomycosis," "Blastomycetic dermatitis," and "Gilchrist's disease") is a fungal infection caused by the organism Blastomyces dermatitidis .

  • Direct Counting

    • Otherwise, instead of obtaining single colonies that can be counted, a so-called "lawn" of thousands of colonies will form, all lying atop each other.

  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Allergy

    • Patch testing is used to help ascertain the cause of skin contact allergy (contact dermatitis).

  • Microbiota of the Skin

    • If it gains entry into the blood system it can result in infections in bone, joint, gastrointestinal, and respiratory systems and it can also cause dermatitis.

  • Leptospirosis

    • Scanning electron micrograph of a number of Leptospira sp. bacteria atop a 0.1 µm polycarbonate filter.

  • Type I (Anaphylactic) Reactions

    • People with atopic diseases such as asthma, eczema, or allergic rhinitis have a high risk of anaphylaxis from food, latex, and radiocontrast agents.