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Article: First international consensus on Atopic Dermatitis treatment stresses long-term management not just acute care.
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- April 11, 2003
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London -- London, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Atopic dermatitis, an itchy rash that often affects infants and children, should be treated in a novel way, according to new international treatment principles on the disease published this month.
The treatment principles urge physicians to focus on optimal long-term management of atopic dermatitis, also called atopic eczema, with a new type of treatment known as calcineurin inhibitors, for example Elidel (pimecrolimus) cream. Previous management of the disease focused on treating acute attacks with short courses of corticosteroid creams. The new therapies turn off specific inflammatory cells in the skin that cause the ...