What is atopic dermatitis?

Atopic dermatitis is an inflammatory skin condition characterized by dry, itchy skin. It usually follows a chronic relapsing course. Atopic dermatitis can affect all age groups, but it is most commonly diagnosed before 5 years of age and affects 10% to 20% of children.

How do members experience atopic dermatitis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with atopic dermatitis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for atopic dermatitis*

*Data from patients with atopic dermatitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with atopic dermatitis*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Verseo)
Perceived effectiveness
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Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
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Tried for
atopic dermatitis (1)

*Data from patients with atopic dermatitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has atopic dermatitis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 16
20s 55
30s 167
40s 129
50s 75
60s 65
70+ 38

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 217
Female 322