Clinical Experience in Children

Atopic dermatitis in children has become an important public health concern. The prevalence of the condition has trebled in the past 20 years, reaching 15%–20% in Western countries [16], and this continuing upward rise shows no signs of being reversed. Atopic dermatitis affects primarily infants and children, with the age of onset typically between 3 and 6 months old, and this is one of the major challenges in contemporary paediatric dermatology.