Psychologic health status and health-related quality of life in adults with atopic dermatitis

Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder which is characterized by recurrent pruritic eczematous skin lesions. Patients with AD often suffer from a lot of psychologic distress and poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL) because of the irritating and disfiguring nature of the disease. However, psychologic burden of the AD patients has been underestimated and often considered to be of little importance even in clinics.