EA80.1
category
Childhood atopic eczema
Definition
Atopic eczema in children and adolescents first presenting or continuing after infancy up to age 19 years. Its prevalence is highest in northern latitudes (e.g. nearly 20% in Norwegian children as compared with 0.7% in Tanzanian children). The sites most characteristically involved are the elbow and knee flexures, sides of the neck, wrists and ankles. As the disease progresses, lichenification (skin thickening) becomes a typical clinical feature, especially in areas that can be easily reached and scratched. Discoid variants are more common in children of African and Asian ancestry.
Also indexed as
Atopic prurigo of the childChildhood atopic dermatitisChildhood atopic dermatitis, chronic lichenifiedChildhood atopic dermatitis, flexuralChildhood atopic dermatitis, generalised erythematousChildhood atopic dermatitis, impetiginisedChildhood atopic dermatitis, nummular patternChildhood atopic dermatitis, prurigo patternChildhood atopic eczemaChildhood atopic eczema, chronic lichenifiedChildhood atopic eczema, flexuralChildhood atopic eczema, generalised erythematousChildhood atopic eczema, impetiginisedChildhood atopic eczema, nummular patternChildhood atopic eczema, prurigo patternDiscoid atopic eczema of the childErythrodermic atopic eczema of the childFlexural atopic eczema of the childInfected atopic eczema of the childLichenified atopic eczema of the child