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Clinical Aspects of Atopic Eczema: Synopsis

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Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, allergic asthma, and atopic eczema constitute the classical triad of atopic diseases. There is no definite marker of atopic eczema, its diagnosis being based on a combination of clinical criteria: chronic or chronically relapsing, intensely pruritic, characteristically distributed, eczematous skin lesions of variable morphology in the presence of an atopic diathesis [15].

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  1. Dermatologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universität München, Frauenlobstr. 9-11, 8000, München 2, Germany

    Thomas Ruzicka  & Bernhard Przybilla  & 

  2. Hautklinik, Universitätskrankenhaus Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 2000, Hamburg 20, Germany

    Johannes Ring

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Przybilla, B., Ring, J., Ruzicka, T. (1991). Clinical Aspects of Atopic Eczema: Synopsis. In: Ruzicka, T., Ring, J., Przybilla, B. (eds) Handbook of Atopic Eczema. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02671-7_15

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