Dermatitis, Atopic: Multimedia

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Keywords

dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, atopy, atopic disease, dry skin, eczema, allergy, dermatitis treatment, dermatitis causes, dermatitis symptoms, ichthyosis vulgaris, keratosis pilaris, hand and foot dermatitis, keratoconus, chronic pruritic skin condition, fishlike scales, horny follicular papules, fissuring of the palms, fissuring of the soles, facial erythema, pityriasis alba, increased palmar linear markings, infraorbital fold, Dennie-Morgan line, pilaris, perioral pallor

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