Atopic diathesis: eczema, asthma, hayfever
Dermatology Dermatitis / Steroids Clinical Symptoms and Signs




Atopic diathesis: eczema, asthma, hayfever

John L. Bezzant,M.D.

These are two of my nieces and a nephew. In our family we suffer from atopic dermatitis, asthma, and hay fever. We are one of the families known as "wheezers and sneezers." In about two-thirds of patients who have atopic dermatitis they will give a personal or family history of these problems.