Prevalence of Childhood and Adolescent Atopic Dermatitis in a Japanese Population: Comparison with the Disease Frequency Examined 20 Years Ago.

Authors

  • H Sugiura
  • N Umemoto
  • H Deguchi
  • Y Murata
  • K Tanaka
  • T Sawai
  • M Omoto
  • M Uchiyama
  • T Kiriyama
  • M. Uehara

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1080/000155598441891

Abstract

To ascertain the prevalence of childhood and adolescent atopic dermatitis in a Japanese population;we clinically observed the total body of 5 to 6-year-old children (994 cases);7 to 9-year-old children (1,240 cases);10 to 12-year-old children (1,152 cases);13 to 15-year-old children (1,670 cases);and 16 to 18-year-old adolescents (2,159 cases). The examination was performed in the spring of 1994-96;when exacerbation of childhood and adolescent atopic dermatitis most frequently occurs in Japan. Atopic dermatitis was observed in 24% of the 5 to 6-year group;in 19% of the 7 to 9-year group;in 15% of the 10 to 12-year group;in 14% of the 13 to 15-year group;and in 11% of the 16 to 18-year group. The prevalence of atopic dermatitis in 9 to 12-year-old children was two times and in 18-year-old adolescents five times as high as in similar age groups examined 20 years ago.

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Published

1998-08-05

How to Cite

Sugiura, H., Umemoto, N., Deguchi, H., Murata, Y., Tanaka, K., Sawai, T., Omoto, M., Uchiyama, M., Kiriyama, T., & Uehara, M. (1998). Prevalence of Childhood and Adolescent Atopic Dermatitis in a Japanese Population: Comparison with the Disease Frequency Examined 20 Years Ago. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 78(4), 293–294. https://doi.org/10.1080/000155598441891

Issue

Vol. 78 No. 4 (1998)

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