Approach to the Assessment and Management of Adult Patients With Atopic Dermatitis: A Consensus Document. Section V: Consensus Statements on the Assessment and Management of Adult Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis

Chih-Ho Hong; Melinda J Gooderham; Lorne Albrecht; Robert Bissonnette; Gurbir Dhadwal; Robert Gniadecki; Parbeer Grewal; Mark G Kirchhof; Ian Landells; Perla Lansang; Chuck W Lynde; Kim A Papp; Yves Poulin; Gordon Sussman; Irina Turchin; Marni Wiseman; Jensen Yeung

doi:10.1177/1203475418803625

Approach to the Assessment and Management of Adult Patients With Atopic Dermatitis: A Consensus Document. Section V: Consensus Statements on the Assessment and Management of Adult Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis

J Cutan Med Surg. 2018 Nov/Dec;22(1_suppl):30S-35S. doi: 10.1177/1203475418803625.

Authors

Chih-Ho Hong^{1

2}, Melinda J Gooderham^{2

3}, Lorne Albrecht^{2

4}, Robert Bissonnette⁵, Gurbir Dhadwal^{2

6}, Robert Gniadecki⁷, Parbeer Grewal^{2

7

8}, Mark G Kirchhof⁹, Ian Landells¹⁰, Perla Lansang^{11

12}, Chuck W Lynde^{2

13}, Kim A Papp^{2

14}, Yves Poulin¹⁵, Gordon Sussman¹⁶, Irina Turchin¹⁷, Marni Wiseman¹⁸, Jensen Yeung^{2

11

12

19}

Affiliations

¹ 1 Dr. Chih-ho Hong Medical, Inc, Surrey, BC, Canada.
² 2 Probity Medical Research, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
³ 3 SKiN Centre for Dermatology, Peterborough, ON, Canada.
⁴ 4 Enverus Medical, Surrey, BC, Canada.
⁵ 5 Innovaderm Research, Montréal, QC, Canada.
⁶ 6 Dr. Gurbir Dhadwal, MD, Inc, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
⁷ 7 Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
⁸ 8 Stratica Medical Centre for Dermatology, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
⁹ 9 Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
¹⁰ 10 Nexus Clinical Research, St John's, NL, Canada.
¹¹ 11 Division of Dermatology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
¹² 12 Division of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
¹³ 13 Lynde Institute for Dermatology, Markham, ON, Canada.
¹⁴ 14 K Papp Clinical Research, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
¹⁵ 15 Centre de Recherche Dermatologique du Québec métropolitain, Quebec City, QC, Canada.
¹⁶ 16 Sussman Allergy, Toronto, ON, Canada.
¹⁷ 17 Brunswick Dermatology Centre, Fredericton, NB, Canada.
¹⁸ 18 Skinwise Dermatology, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
¹⁹ 19 Division of Dermatology, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.

PMID: 30439300
DOI: 10.1177/1203475418803625

Abstract

This document is a concise, current, and practical guide for dermatologists and other health care providers managing adult patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD). The recommendations made here are based on a consensus of specialists with extensive experience managing patients with AD. Topics reviewed in this publication include AD pathophysiology, assessment, comorbidities, and treatment options.

Keywords: adult atopic dermatitis; atopic dermatitis; consensus statement; management.

MeSH terms

Adult
Comorbidity
Consensus
Dermatitis, Atopic / epidemiology
Dermatitis, Atopic / physiopathology*
Dermatitis, Atopic / therapy*
Humans