Handbook of Atopic Eczema

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ring, Johannes (Editor), Przybilla, Bernhard (Editor), Ruzicka, Thomas (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Edition: Second Edition.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Immunology.; Allergy.; Dermatology.; Occupational medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Allergology.; Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine.

Atopic eczema (atopic dermatitis, neurodermitis diffusa, endogenous eczema) is one of the most common skin diseases of our time and is still increasing in prevalence dramatically all over the world. The reasons for this increase are not known. It occurs at any age, not only in childhood, approximate...