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- Title
The Role of the Environmental Risk Factors in the Pathogenesis and Clinical Outcome of Atopic Dermatitis.
- Authors
Bonamonte, Domenico; Filoni, Angela; Vestita, Michelangelo; Romita, Paolo; Foti, Caterina; Angelini, Gianni
- Abstract
Atopic dermatitis (AD) prevalence is rising worldwide. Literature data suggest the incidence of AD in developing countries is gradually getting close to that of developed ones, in which AD affects 20% of the paediatric population. Such an increment, associated with significant variations in prevalence among the various countries, underlines the importance of environmental factors in the disease onset. Among these, great importance is given to hygiene, intestinal microbiota, exposure to bacterial endotoxins, outdoor living with contact to animals, atmospheric pollution, weather, and diet. Genetic (alteration of the skin barrier function) as well as immunologic factors concur with the environmental ones. Only the systematical study of all these elements can best elucidate AD epidemiology.
- Subjects
AIR pollution; ATOPIC dermatitis; DIET; ECOLOGY; ENDOTOXINS; HYGIENE; WEATHER; ENVIRONMENTAL exposure; GUT microbiome; DISEASE prevalence
- Publication
BioMed Research International, 2019, p1
- ISSN
2314-6133
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2019/2450605