atopic eczema

Synonyms:
  • atopic dermatitis
  • neurodermatitis
German: atopisches Ekzem
Japanese: アトピー性湿疹

Dermatology. A chronic inflammatory disease of the skin that includes redness, itching and oosing vesicular lesions which become scaly, crusted or hardened. It is marked by a genetically determined overshooting immune reaction. The concentration of IgE and eosinophils is increased in the blood.

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