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
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
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 57
30s 168
40s 146
50s 86
60s 75
70+ 44

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 232
Female 345

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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.



Common symptoms reported by people with atopic dermatitis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

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.
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Treatments taken by people for atopic dermatitis

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Verseo)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
69
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.
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Compare treatments taken by people with atopic dermatitis

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Verseo)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
atopic dermatitis (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with atopic dermatitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has atopic dermatitis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 2 new patients joined this month
  • 402 say atopic dermatitis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 16
20s 57
30s 168
40s 146
50s 86
60s 75
70+ 44
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 104
20-29 years 23
30-39 years 16
40-49 years 16
50-59 years 4
60-69 years 4
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 232
Female 345

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 204
Not Diagnosed 19

These charts show data from atopic dermatitis patients who have completed their condition history
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