Diagnostic Standard for Atopic Dermatitis - Med
460JMAJ, November 2002 Vol. 45, No. 11Diagnostic Standard for Atopic DermatitisJMAJ 45(11): 460 465, 2002Joji TADADirector, Division of Dermatology, Okayama Municipal HospitalAbstract:For a dermatologist, the diagnosis of Atopic Dermatitis (AD) is relativelyeasy. In view of the fact that the increase and exacerbation of AD, confusion overits treatment and prevalence of abundant but not necessarily correct informationare creating social issues in Japan, diagnosis and treatment of AD based onprecise cognition are extremely important. While Hanifin and Rajka s diagnosticstandard is known worldwide, a Standard that is easily appreciated and handy foruse by non-dermatologists is needed as many AD patients are being treated indepartments of pediatrics, allergy, etc.
462 JMAJ, November 2002—Vol. 45, No. 11 In 1980, Hanifin and Rajka modified and combined their respective standards and pro-posed a new diagnostic standard (Table 3).6) This standard cited the essential three features
Download Diagnostic Standard for Atopic Dermatitis - Med
Information
Domain:
Source:
Link to this page:
Please notify us if you found a problem with this document: