Severe atopic dermatitis in children

Atopic dermatitis has a strong impact on the quality of life of the child, and on the family : it is here that its severity is. The severe clinical forms of the disease must be detected, followed up and should benefit from the new therapeutic tools, without losing the very individual dimensions of disease acceptance, treatment observance and treatment response. The medical speech must be harmonized for the patient, the ideal being the multi-disciplinary approach which is complementary and finally synergistic. (c) 2006 Elsevier-Masson SAS. Tous droits reserves.