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Research: Colin R Simpson, John Newton, Julia Hippisley-Cox, and Aziz Sheikh Trends in the epidemiology and prescribing of medication for eczema in England J R Soc Med 2009; 102: 108-117 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

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Definition of Atopic dermatitis and Atopic eczema

Sten Dreborg   (7 April 2009)

Definition of Atopic dermatitis and Atopic eczema 7 April 2009
Sten Dreborg, Prof Ped Allergol Send letter to journal: Re: Definition of Atopic dermatitis and Atopic eczema sten.dreborg{at}telia.com Sten Dreborg	Copy of e-mail to the author: Dear colleague I just read your paper on the dramatic increase in the number of patients given the diagnosis of eczema. Have you considered the possibility that the reason is the change of nomenclature during the preiod investigated. Atopic dermatitis now changed to Atopic eczema. S. G. Johansson, J. O. Hourihane, J. Bousquet, C. Bruijnzeel-Koomen, S. Dreborg, T. Haahtela, M. L. Kowalski, N. Mygind, J. Ring, P. van Cauwenberge, M. Hage-Hamsten, and B. Wuthrich. A revised nomenclature for allergy. An EAACI position statement from the EAACI nomenclature task force. Allergy 56 (9):813-824, 2001. S. G. O. Johansson, T. Bieber, R. Dahl, P. S. Friedmann, B. Lanier, R. Lockey, C. Motala, J. A. Ortega Martell, T. A. E. Platts-Mills, J Ring, F. Thien, P. van Cauwenberge, and H. C. Williams. A revised nomenclature for allergy for global use: Report of the Nomenclature Review Committee of World Allergy Organization, October 2003. J.Allergy Clin.Immunol., 2004. I will submit a letter to the editor if you are don’t submit a correction of your paper. Sten Dreborg Sten Dreborg, MD, PhD, HFACAAI, FAAAAI Professor Pediatric Allergology and Asthma Alingsåsvägen 11 SE-443 35 LERUM Sweden Tel.: +46-302-51193 Tel.: +46-18-131947 Tel.: +46-295-44006 Mobil: +46-7 33 42 33 41 E-mail: sten.dreborg@telia.com