Atopic Dermatitis

Dermatitis, Atopic; Dermatitis, Contact; Skin Disorders, Eczema

Atopy (Greek ατοπία - placelessness, not allocatable) or atopic syndrome is the clustering of eczema (atopic dermatitis), allergic conjunctivitis, allergic rhinitis and asthma in certain individuals. There appears to be a strong hereditary component, presumably certain genes coding proteins involved in the normal immune response mechanism i.e Human leukocyte antigen, although environmental factors have also been implicated. The individual components are all caused at least in part by ...