ATOPIC DERMATITIS - Definition

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] dermatitis characterized by atopy

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	Synonyms:	atopic eczema

	See Also:	dermatitis

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Medical Dictionary

	Definition:	The medical term for eczema. It is a skin disorder sometimes found in people with allergies. It is a very itchy, red, scaly rash that may ooze a clear fluid.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	This type of skin irritation is often found in infants, involving face, elbow and knee flexures; it tends to go into remission with age. Infantile eczema is any of a group of red, itchy, rashlike or scaly skin lesions often found in infants. Most cases clear up without treatment as the child reaches 3 to 4 years of age.