RECOGNIZE HOW CLINICAL SIGNS OF AD MAY PRESENT IN SKIN OF COLOR
Disease may appear pink or red in lighter skin tones.1,2
In darker skin, disease may appear gray, violet, or dark violet.2 Erythema in darker skin may delay diagnosis with presenting patients having more severe disease.3,4
Follicular accentuation is a common atopic dermatitis feature in skin of color.
These bumps can appear with or without scaly patches on the skin.2,5
Patients of color often experience hyper- or hypopigmentation with marked lichenification following skin inflammation.1‑3,6
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The burden of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis extends
beyond clinical appearance
Patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis can
be disrupted by unpredictable flares—day and night
of adults reported daily itch7,a
of the year is spent in flares as reported by
caregivers of children aged 2 to 13 years and
patients aged 14 years and older8,b
a Data from a study of adult patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis with chronic disease for ≥3 years (n=380).7
b Telephone interviews conducted in 2004 included 779 caregivers of children aged 2 to 13 years, 125 adolescents aged 14 to 17 years, and 1098 adults with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis from 8 countries (including the United States). Caregivers of patients aged 2 to 13 years reported 122 days per year with flares and 9 flares per year with each lasting an average of 14 days. Patients aged 14 to 17 years reported 116 days per year with flares, and 8 flares per year with each lasting an average of 15 days. Adults reported 146 days per year with flares and 10 flares per year with each lasting an average of 15 days.8
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