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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. skin diseases
  5. dermatitis
  6. atopic dermatitis
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. skin diseases
  5. dermatitis
  6. atopic dermatitis
  1. Fields of Study
  2. immunologic diseases
  3. hypersensitivity
  4. immediate hypersensitivity
  5. atopy
  6. atopic dermatitis
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. immunologic diseases
  3. hypersensitivity
  4. immediate hypersensitivity
  5. atopy
  6. atopic dermatitis

Preferred term

atopic dermatitis

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A chronic inflammatory genetically determined disease of the skin marked by increased ability to form reagin (IgE), with increased susceptibility to allergic rhinitis and asthma, and hereditary disposition to a lowered threshold for pruritus.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • atopic eczema

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/13668

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