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ReviewAmerican journal of clinical dermatology2022

Evaluating the Longitudinal Course of Atopic Dermatitis: Implications for Clinical Practice.

Raj Chovatiya, Jonathan I Silverberg

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Review in American journal of clinical dermatology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
20citing papers in PubMed
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
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  3. Observational
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  8. Observational
  9. Defining "Flares" in Atopic Dermatitis: A Narrative Review.American journal of clinical dermatology · 2025
    Review
  10. Type 2 Inflammation and Its Role in Dermatologic Diseases.International journal of dermatology · 2025
    Review
  11. Article
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  14. Review
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  17. Atopic Dermatitis Across Shades of Skin.American journal of clinical dermatology · 2023
    Review
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Raj ChovatiyaDepartment of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6510-399X
Jonathan I SilverbergDepartment of Dermatology, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Suite 2B-425, 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC, 20037, USA. JonathanISilverberg@Gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3686-7805
George Washington University · USNorthwestern University · US

Funding

PA-20-072: Supplement to A Chicago Center of Excellence in Learning Health Systems Research Training (ACCELERAT)K12HS026385 · AHRQ · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI FRANKLIN, PATRICIA D, KHO, ABEL N. · 2018 to 2022
$3.4M
AHRQ HHS K12 HS026385
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is characterized by a heterogenous longitudinal course with varying severity, flares, and persistence. However, AD course is not routinely assessed in clinical practice or controlled trials. Our objective was to review the longitudinal course of AD in children and adults and discuss implications for routine practice and clinical trials. We conducted a focused review of the published literature, including retrospective, prospective, and interventional studies, clinical trials, and consensus guidelines. Estimates of AD persistence varied widely across studies but suggested that AD can indeed persist through childhood and into adulthood. Predictors of persistence are broad and include both disease-intrinsic and disease-extrinsic (i.e., environmental) factors. In real-world practice, most individuals with AD experience fluctuations in the signs and symptoms over time and do not experience persistent clearance of skin lesions. Clinical trials use mainly static measurements that do not take into account fluctuations in course, which may confound treatment effects. The heterogenous temporal pattern of AD can be incorporated into routine practice to better set expectations and offer a realistic prognosis. AD course should be routinely incorporated into clinical decision making. Future studies are needed to develop a standardized approach to AD assessment and treatment that includes longitudinal course.

Indexed as

Dermatitis, AtopicAdultChildHumansPrognosisProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness Index

Identifiers

PMID35639253
PMCPMC10166131
OpenAlexW4281765845

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Registered trials

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