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Living with atopic dermatitis while maintaining a good quality of life is possible. However, careful management of this complex, chronic autoimmune disease is needed, to be tackled together with a specialist, able to identify the most suitable path.
atopic dermatitis, that affects 10 percent of adults and 25 percent of children worldwide, is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that causes a strong impact on people’s quality of life.
The triggers are not yet fully known, however they are believed to be involved genetic and environmental factors. Furthermore, familiarity seems to play a key role: At least 40 percent of patients have a family history of the disease.
Atopic dermatitis: don’t underestimate it
«We must not underestimate a dermatological disease that it can cause intense itching and recurrent eczematous lesions that can decrease the quality of lifealter sleep, undermine the self-esteem and serenity of those who suffer from it, even leading to reduced school and work performance”, underlines the Prof. Piergiacomo Calzavara Pintondirection of AST Spedali Civili Dermatology Unit and Brescia University Dermatological Clinic.
«Furthermore, atopic dermatitis often occurs associated with other atopic manifestations such as L’asthmaallergic rhinitis, nasal polyposis and eosinophilic oesophagitis. For the variety of shapes and personal response it is therefore essential that each patient undergoes a course of treatment with a specialist and collaborate to obtain lasting results over time».
«Atopic dermatitis is not always the same in the various stages of life and often it can be underestimated or not properly diagnosed. For disease management is important intervene not only when acute manifestations appearas we often tend to do, but keep the underlying inflammation under control by treating it systemically,” explains la Prof. Gabriella Fabbrocini, director of the UOC of Clinical Dermatology of the Federico II University of Naples.
«Innovative therapeutic solutions which in recent years have been made available, such as biological drugs and JAK inhibitorsoffer opportunities to be evaluated with great attention because they allow you to immediately alleviate the symptoms by changing the course of the disease in a lasting way”.
“Atopic dermatitis is a chronic disease with a strong impact on life, which can also affect young people, in the middle of school or work” – highlights Mario Picozza, president of ANDeA, national atopic dermatitis association.
The well-known influencer Ludovica Bizzagliaalso known for starring in the series Immaturefor example, suffers from it and shared an image on Instagram of how his skin looks due to this disease.
The post, which went viral, adds to the long list of actresses and models who have gone natural over the years to normalize the concept that ‘it’s okay to not be okay’ and overcome the ideology that every celebrity must always be perfect.
