Atopic Dermatitis Is Associated With Poor Quality of Life In Adult Patients

OBJECTIVES: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic skin disorder characterized as an inflammatory, relapsing, non-contagious.. Patients with AD could experience a wide range of symptoms ranging from trivial problems to major handicaps that may affect their lives. METHODS: A self-administered questionnaire was designed and completed by adults AD patients. Data were collected from patients' members of the French Eczema associations or patients seen in four department of Dermatology in France. Validated tools for evaluating the burden (ABS-A) and QoL (DLQI and SF12) were administrated. The severity of AD was also evaluated using a modified version of Patient Oriented (PO)-SCORAD. The severity of the AD disease was classified as mild or moderate (score25) [AD-S] according of this same score. RESULTS: 1,024 subjects responded to the questionnaire, including 596 women (58.3%): the mean age of the patients was 39.7 for women and 46.5for men (p