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ReviewLife (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Atopic Dermatitis: Disease Features, Therapeutic Options, and a Multidisciplinary Approach.

Liborija Lugović-Mihić, Jelena Meštrović-Štefekov, Ines Potočnjak, Tea Cindrić, Ivana Ilić, Ivan Lovrić, Lucija Skalicki, Iva Bešlić, Nives Pondeljak

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Review in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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44citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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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

9 authors.

Liborija Lugović-MihićDepartment of Dermatovenereology, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital Center, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0001-7494-5742
Jelena Meštrović-ŠtefekovDepartment of Dermatovenereology, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital Center, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Ines PotočnjakInstitute for Clinical Medical Research and Education, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital Center, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0001-9351-9669
Tea CindrićDepartment of Dermatovenereology, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital Center, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Ivana IlićFaculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.
Ivan LovrićFaculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.
Lucija SkalickiDepartment of Dermatovenereology, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital Center, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Iva BešlićDepartment of Dermatovenereology, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital Center, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Nives PondeljakSchool of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-3568-1702

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The latest findings regarding AD pathogenesis point to an impaired function of the epidermal barrier, changed immune response, colonization of the skin by microorganisms, and certain psychological factors among other causes/triggers. The inflammatory response of AD patients is mainly associated with the activation of T cells (Th2 cells predominate), dendritic cells, macrophages, keratinocytes, mast cells, and eosinophils. Therapy usually involves medical evaluations and adequate management including treatment of concomitant diseases (e.g., allergies and infections), patient education and nursing care, psychological support, and nutritional consultations, which are organized through specific programs and structured educational groups. Systemic AD therapy includes conventional systemic treatment (cyclosporine, methotrexate, azathioprine) and new, specific drugs, interleukin inhibitors (e.g., dupilumab) and JAK inhibitors (baricitinib, abrocitinib, upadacitinib, etc.). Since many AD patients are affected by various psychological factors and comorbidities, they should be assessed and managed through a multidisciplinary approach, involving different professions (psychologists, ear-nose-throat specialists, pulmonologists, allergologists, immunologists, nutritionists, pediatricians, gastroenterologists, psychiatrists (when necessary), and others). A multidisciplinary approach provides better coping strategies and improves control over the disease, patient adherence to therapy, and quality of life. It also has a positive influence on family quality of life while at the same time making more efficient use of dermatology healthcare resources, reducing the economic burden on both patients and society.

Indexed as

atopic dermatitisatopic eczemadupilumabJAK inhibitorsmultidisciplinarypathogenesispsychological aspectsquality of lifetherapytreatment

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PMID37374201
PMCPMC10305021

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