Elaine Siegfried, MD: There’s tremendous work going on, and a lot of it is driven by investment from pharmaceutical companies in creating better treatments. Prior to very recently we had a handful of ...

Robert Sidbury, MD, MPH, chief, Division of Dermatology, Seattle Children's Hospital, speaks on the inflammatory mechanisms of atopic dermatitis and risk of comorbidities in affected patients. Can you ...

Atopic dermatitis (the most common type of eczema) causes dry, itchy skin with rough, scaly patches. It affects up to 30% of children and 10% of adults, with about 60% of cases starting before age 1.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Atopic dermatitis may be more prevalent and more severe in patients with skin of color, according to findings ...

Mount Sinai researchers have been awarded $12 million over five years by the National Institutes of Health to create a center to elucidate novel causes of, and contributing factors to, food allergies ...

Dry skin, raised bumps or a rash, and itchiness can all be symptoms of atopic dermatitis (AD), the most common type of eczema. AD affects about 16.5 million adults in the United States. Perhaps ...

How do dermatologists diagnose atopic dermatitis? To diagnose atopic dermatitis, also called eczema, a board-certified dermatologist carefully examines your (or your child's) skin and asks questions. ...