TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Dermatitis A1 - Smith, Allison A1 - Maguiness, Sheilagh A1 - Hylwa, Sara A2 - Soutor, Carol A2 - Hordinsky, Maria K. Y1 - 2022 N1 - T2 - Clinical Dermatology: Diagnosis and Management of Common Disorders, 2e AB - Dermatitis (eczema) refers to a heterogeneous group of inflammatory skin disorders that share similarities in clinical appearance and histopathologic findings but may have very different etiologies. It is a common disorder, affecting 1 in 5 people at some point in life. Dermatitis may be acute, subacute, or chronic. In its acute stage, dermatitis is marked by erythema, edema, and vesicles, while chronic dermatitis is characterized by lichenification, fissures, and scaling. Dermatitis can further be delineated as either endogenous (internal factors) or exogenous (external factors). Pruritus is a common symptom of all types of dermatitis. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190935912 ER -