Atopic Dermatitis and Allergic Urticaria: Cutaneous Manifestations of Immunodeficiency

Martin Robert Gaudinski; Joshua D Milner

doi:10.1016/j.iac.2016.08.016

Atopic Dermatitis and Allergic Urticaria: Cutaneous Manifestations of Immunodeficiency

Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2017 Feb;37(1):1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2016.08.016. Epub 2016 Oct 28.

Authors

Martin Robert Gaudinski¹, Joshua D Milner²

Affiliations

¹ National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Genetics and Pathogenesis of Allergy Section, 10 Center Drive, Building 10 Room 11N240A, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
² National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Genetics and Pathogenesis of Allergy Section, 10 Center Drive, Building 10 Room 11N240A, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. Electronic address: jdmilner@niaid.nih.gov.

Abstract

Atopic dermatitis and allergic urticaria are common conditions of the skin that can also be the presenting symptoms of uncommon diseases. Defects leading to immunodeficiency may be associated with atopic dermatitis or allergic urticaria. Unusually severe or otherwise atypical presentations of atopic dermatitis or allergic urticaria may lead to clinical suspicion of an underlying immunodeficiency.

Keywords: Atopic dermatitis; Immunodeficiency; Urticaria.

Published by Elsevier Inc.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Dermatitis, Atopic / diagnosis*
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / diagnosis*
Infections / diagnosis*
Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Phenotype
Skin / metabolism
Skin / pathology*
Urticaria / diagnosis*

Grants and funding

ZIA AI001098-01/Intramural NIH HHS/United States