Advances in Atopic Dermatitis Management: A Comprehensive Approach to Treatment and Skin of Color Considerations
Robert Bruce Posnick, MD, presents a case study of a 13-year-old Indian male student with an 11-year history of moderate atopic dermatitis, characterized by hyperpigmented excoriated patches covering 6% of his body surface area, primarily affecting the wrists, arms, legs, face, and neck.
- What is your impression of this case thus far? What challenges does this case present with, if any?
- At what point in your decision-making paradigm do you start to consider systemic Rx?
- How would you counsel the patient on the role of the environmental factors (dry air, and cold conditions)?