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ATOPIC DERMATITIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A severe form of dermatitis characterized by atopy
Synonyms:
atopic dermatitis; atopic eczema
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("atopic dermatitis" is a kind of...):
dermatitis (inflammation of the skin; skin becomes itchy and may develop blisters)
Context examples:
The investigators next enrolled five volunteers aged 9 to 14 years with atopic dermatitis.
(Bacteria therapy for eczema shows promise in NIH study, National Institutes of Health)
The scientists next set out to understand how the newly discovered CARD11 mutations contribute to atopic dermatitis.
(Scientists identify single-gene mutations that lead to atopic dermatitis, National Institutes of Health)
Atopic dermatitis is a strong risk factor for developing food allergy, but the precise relationship between the two conditions remains unclear.
(Scratching the skin primes the gut for allergic reactions to food, mouse study suggests, National Institutes of Health)
Atopic dermatitis symptoms range from minor itchiness to extreme discomfort that can disrupt a child’s sleep and can lead to recurrent infections in scratched, broken skin.
(Scientists identify unique subtype of eczema linked to food allergy, National Institutes of Health)
Atopic dermatitis is common in children and sometimes resolves on its own, but it also can persist into or develop during adulthood.
(Bacteria therapy for eczema shows promise in NIH study, National Institutes of Health)
Researchers have identified mutations in a gene called CARD11 that lead to atopic dermatitis, or eczema, an allergic skin disease.
(Scientists identify single-gene mutations that lead to atopic dermatitis, National Institutes of Health)
As itching is a major symptom of atopic dermatitis, people with the disease, particularly babies, often scratch their skin.
(Scratching the skin primes the gut for allergic reactions to food, mouse study suggests, National Institutes of Health)
Children with atopic dermatitis develop patches of dry, itchy, scaly skin caused by allergic inflammation.
(Scientists identify unique subtype of eczema linked to food allergy, National Institutes of Health)
The cause of atopic dermatitis is unknown, but studies suggest that the skin microbiome—the community of bacteria and other microbes living on the skin—plays a key role.
(Bacteria therapy for eczema shows promise in NIH study, National Institutes of Health)
Growing cultured T cells from patients with CARD11 mutations with excess glutamine boosted mTORC1 activation, a key part of one of the affected pathways, suggesting the potential to partially correct the cell-signaling defects that may contribute to atopic dermatitis.
(Scientists identify single-gene mutations that lead to atopic dermatitis, National Institutes of Health)
