Incidence Trends of Atopic Dermatitis in Infancy and Early Childhood in a Nationwide Prescription Registry Study in Norway.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

With increasing prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD) and its manifestation in most countries, together with the supporting evidence of the progression to other atopic phenotypes, AD has developed into a worldwide public health concern. The presence of the disease of has increased since the 1950s, but some recent studies suggest a stationary or decreasing trend.

Objective

To analyze a nationwide health register based on prescription data to determine the incidence rate (IR) of AD in an entire pediatric population.

Design, setting, and participants

All children resident in Norway younger than 6 years from January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2015, were included in this cohort study. Medical diagnoses and disease-specific medications were used as a proxy for

SUBMITTER: Mohn CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6324394 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature