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Atopic dermatitis and eczema
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise atopic dermatitis and eczema — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.
Key high-yield points
- Cardinal symptom: pruritus - often severe, worse at night, disrupts sleep
- Flexural involvement - antecubital and popliteal fossae in children; face and neck in infants
- Xerosis - dry skin present even between flares
- Lichenification - skin thickening from chronic scratching; long-standing disease
- Weeping/crusting - suggests active inflammation or secondary bacterial infection
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