{"id":566,"date":"2026-08-17T13:26:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T05:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eczema.skinmedical.com.hk\/%e6%bf%95%e7%96%b9%e6%98%af%e4%bb%80%e9%ba%bc\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T14:49:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T06:49:12","slug":"keypoints","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eczema.skinmedical.com.hk\/en\/keypoints\/","title":{"rendered":"Atopic dermatitis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-dc058517\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-dc058517\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-66-66p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-94c9078e\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-94c9078e\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-94c9078e\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-f8bb2442\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-f8bb2442\"><h2><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Eczema<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-29bc4aa7\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-29bc4aa7\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-c5bba765\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-c5bba765\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-c5bba765\"><div class=\"vce vce-separator-container vce-separator--align-center vce-separator--style-solid\" id=\"el-1ceb37c4\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin el-1ceb37c4\"><div class=\"vce-separator vce-separator--color-bfc0c1 vce-separator--width-100 vce-separator--thickness-1\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border padding background  el-1ceb37c4\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-1b32b19a\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-1b32b19a\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-22-12p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-dea6ae3f\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-dea6ae3f\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-dea6ae3f\"><div class=\"vce-single-image-container vce-single-image--align-center\"><div class=\"vce vce-single-image-wrapper\" id=\"el-e159c4d1\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-e159c4d1\"><figure><div class=\"vce-single-image-figure-inner\" style=\"width: 400px;\"><div class=\"vce-single-image-inner vce-single-image--absolute\" style=\"width: 100%; padding-bottom: 66.75%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"vce-single-image\"  width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eczema.skinmedical.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/photo-1586282091736-c2f9a8af8772-320x214.jpg 320w, https:\/\/eczema.skinmedical.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo-1586282091736-c2f9a8af8772-400x267.jpg 400w\" src=\"https:\/\/eczema.skinmedical.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo-1586282091736-c2f9a8af8772-400x267.jpg\" data-img-src=\"https:\/\/eczema.skinmedical.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/photo-1586282091736-c2f9a8af8772.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"312\"  alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/div><\/div><figcaption hidden=\"\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-77-86p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-6bb42d89\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-6bb42d89\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-6bb42d89\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-78620091\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-78620091\"><h3><strong><span style=\"color: #756464;\"><span style=\"color: #756464;\">Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema): Causes, Types, Diagnosis and Evidence-Based Treatment<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #756464;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15pt;\">Atopic dermatitis is a chronic, relapsing inflammatory skin condition caused by a combination of a leaky skin barrier and an over-reactive immune system. It is not an infection, not caused by \"dirty blood,\" and not something a child simply grows out of on schedule. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-4d86d28c\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-4d86d28c\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-a5972424\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-a5972424\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-a5972424\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-351ccac8\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-351ccac8\"><p><span style=\"color: #756464;\">\u2022 It affects up to one in five children and roughly 2\u201310% of adults worldwide. Hong Kong estimates vary considerably depending on how the diagnosis is defined, and local prevalence has risen steadily over two decades.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #756464;\">\u2022 Around 60% of cases begin in the first year of life, but adult-onset atopic dermatitis is real and increasingly recognised.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #756464;\">\u2022 Severity is not the whole picture. Sleep loss, concentration, mood and school or work performance are frequently affected more than the visible rash.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #756464;\">\u2022 Treatment is now genuinely effective. The modern approach is daily barrier repair, prompt treatment of flares, proactive maintenance to prevent the next flare, and targeted systemic therapy for those who need it \u2014 including several biologics and oral JAK inhibitors approved in the last few years.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #756464;\">\u2022 Undertreatment caused by fear of topical steroids is one of the most common reasons eczema stays out of control. Used correctly, they are safe.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #756464;\">\u2022 Most children improve substantially by adolescence, but the underlying tendency to dry, sensitive skin usually persists. Control, not cure, is the realistic goal \u2014 and good control is achievable for most people.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-10 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-778a51d0\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-778a51d0\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-6325fa05\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-6325fa05\" vce-box-shadow=\"el-6325fa05\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-6325fa05\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-fd844c19\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-fd844c19\"><h3><strong>What is atopic dermatitis?<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-9fb2b50e\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-9fb2b50e\"><p>Atopic dermatitis \u2014 commonly called eczema \u2014 is a chronic inflammatory condition of the skin characterised by intense itch, dryness, and recurring inflamed patches that come and go over months to years.<\/p><p><br>Two things go wrong at the same time, and they feed each other.<\/p><p><br><strong>A defective barrier<\/strong>. Healthy skin holds water in and keeps irritants, allergens and bacteria out. In atopic dermatitis this barrier is impaired. The best-understood cause is a loss-of-function mutation in the filaggrin gene, a structural protein essential to the outer layer of the skin. Filaggrin loss-of-function mutation is one recognised driver of epidermal barrier dysfunction in eczema, alongside T-cell-mediated mechanisms. Not everyone with atopic dermatitis has a filaggrin mutation, and the specific mutations found in Chinese populations differ from those described in Europeans \u2014 but the end result, a barrier that leaks water outward and lets trouble inward, is the same.<\/p><p><br><strong>An over-reactive type 2 immune response<\/strong>. Once the barrier is breached, the immune system responds with a characteristic pattern of inflammation driven by signalling molecules including interleukin-4, interleukin-13 and interleukin-31. IL-4 and IL-13 are central drivers of epidermal barrier dysfunction, IgE production and chronic inflammation, which is why targeting this axis transformed the management of moderate-to-severe disease. Interleukin-31 is the principal itch signal.<\/p><p><br>This matters clinically because <strong>inflammation damages the barrier further, and a damaged barrier drives more inflammation<\/strong>. Scratching accelerates both. Breaking that cycle \u2014 rather than simply suppressing a rash when it appears \u2014 is the whole basis of modern treatment.<\/p><p><br><strong>What atopic dermatitis is not<\/strong>: it is not contagious, not caused by poor hygiene, not usually caused by food, not a \"toxin\" problem requiring detoxification, and not a condition that must simply be endured.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-762b0b56\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-762b0b56\" vce-box-shadow=\"el-762b0b56\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-762b0b56\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-9f991f2e\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-9f991f2e\"><h3><strong><span style=\"color: #756464;\">How common is atopic dermatitis?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-deb9425d\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-deb9425d\"><div align=\"left\">\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 93%; margin-right: calc(7%); border: medium none currentcolor;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #efefef; background-color: #efefef; border: 0.75pt solid #c4c7c5; width: 64.655%;\"><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 16px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Google Sans', sans-serif;\">Population<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #efefef; background-color: #efefef; border: 0.75pt solid #c4c7c5; width: 35.1964%; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 16px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Google Sans', sans-serif;\">Reported prevalence<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0.75pt solid #c4c7c5; width: 64.655%;\"><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Google Sans', sans-serif;\">Children worldwide<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0.75pt solid #c4c7c5; width: 35.1964%; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Google Sans', sans-serif;\">up to 20%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0.75pt solid #c4c7c5; width: 64.655%;\"><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Google Sans', sans-serif;\">Adults worldwide<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0.75pt solid #c4c7c5; width: 35.1964%; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Google Sans', sans-serif;\">app. 2% \u2013 10%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0.75pt solid #c4c7c5; width: 64.655%;\"><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Google Sans', sans-serif;\">Chinese children aged 1\u20137 (diagnosed, 12 cities)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0.75pt solid #c4c7c5; width: 35.1964%; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Google Sans', sans-serif;\">12.94%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0.75pt solid #c4c7c5; width: 64.655%;\"><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Google Sans', sans-serif;\">Shanghai, children aged 3\u20136<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0.75pt solid #c4c7c5; width: 35.1964%; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Google Sans', sans-serif;\">8.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0.75pt solid #c4c7c5; width: 64.655%;\"><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Google Sans', sans-serif;\">Hong Kong children - ISAAC Phase 3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0.75pt solid #c4c7c5; width: 35.1964%; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Google Sans', sans-serif;\">below 5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0.75pt solid #c4c7c5; width: 64.655%;\"><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Google Sans', sans-serif;\">Hong Kong children - HK allergy prevention guidelines<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0.75pt solid #c4c7c5; width: 35.1964%; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Google Sans', sans-serif;\">15%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-aa85b568\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-aa85b568\"><p><span style=\"color: #756464;\"><strong>A note on the Hong Kong figures<\/strong>, because they disagree. The two local estimates above differ by a factor of three. This is not an error; it reflects genuine methodological differences - questionnaire-reported \"flexural dermatitis\" in a single 12-month window captures a very different group from clinician-diagnosed atopic dermatitis over a lifetime. Any Hong Kong prevalence figure quoted without that caveat should be treated with caution. What is not in dispute is the direction of travel: across three ISAAC surveys in Hong Kong between 1995 and 2015, the prevalence of lifetime chronic rash rose by 3.9% and current chronic rash by 4.1%, with the authors concluding there was an increase in eczema prevalence across the surveys. This was the first study to show a continual increase in wheeze, allergic rhinitis and eczema prevalence using ISAAC methodology over 21 years in Hong Kong, a well-developed area.<\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #756464;\">Hong Kong also appears to sit at the higher end of regional allergic sensitisation. In an ISAAC Phase II comparison of Hong Kong, Beijing and Guangzhou schoolchildren, rates of current wheeze, rhinoconjunctivitis and flexural dermatitis were significantly more common in Hong Kong, and the atopy rate was higher in Hong Kong at 41.2% than in Beijing at 23.9% or Guangzhou at 30.8%.<\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #756464;\">The most important local finding for parents is this: increased prevalence of parental atopy had the strongest association with increased prevalence of these outcomes, and was the most important associated risk factor identified. Family history matters more than air quality, in this data.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-b81af0f3\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-b81af0f3\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-20410d3d\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-20410d3d\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-20410d3d\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-447ce5c6\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-447ce5c6\"><p><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 12pt;\">Reference:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n \t<span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 12pt;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 12pt;\">Davis DMR, Drucker AM, Alikhan A, et al. AAD guidelines of care for the management of atopic dermatitis in adults with topical therapies. J Am Acad Dermatol.   2023.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 12pt;\">Sidbury R, Alikhan A, Bercovitch L, et al. AAD guidelines of care for the management of atopic dermatitis in adults with phototherapy and systemic therapies. J Am Acad Dermatol.   2023.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 12pt;\">Guidelines Development Panel of the Hong Kong College of Paediatricians. Management of Atopic Dermatitis in Children: 2020 Review. HK J Paediatr. 2021;26:42-57. \u2014 the key local reference; cite this prominently.    <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 12pt;\">Wollenberg A, Kinberger M, Arents B, et al. EuroGuiDerm guideline on atopic eczema. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. (most recent update).   <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 12pt;\">National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Atopic eczema in under 12s: diagnosis and management. CG57.  <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 12pt;\">Leung R, Wong G, Lau J, et al. Prevalence of asthma and allergy in Hong Kong schoolchildren: an ISAAC study. Eur Respir J 1997.  <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 12pt;\">Childhood Wheeze, Allergic Rhinitis, and Eczema in Hong Kong: ISAAC Study from 1995 to 2015. \u2014 source of the 21-year local trend data. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 12pt;\">Severity scoring of atopic dermatitis: the SCORAD index. Consensus Report of the European Task Force on Atopic Dermatitis. Dermatology 1993;186:23-31.  <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 12pt;\">Efficacy and Safety of Lebrikizumab in Combination With Topical Corticosteroids in Adolescents and Adults With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial (ADhere). JAMA Dermatol. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 12pt;\">ARCADIA 1 and ARCADIA 2 \u2014 two identically designed pivotal phase III trials enrolling more than 1,700 patients, evaluating nemolizumab administered subcutaneously every four weeks versus placebo with background topical corticosteroids.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 12pt;\">Sanofi. Press release: decision not to submit amlitelimab in atopic dermatitis for global regulatory reviews. Paris, 24 July 2026.  <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 12pt;\">Simpson EL, Bieber T, Guttman-Yassky E, et al. Two Phase 3 Trials of Dupilumab versus Placebo in Atopic Dermatitis (SOLO 1 and SOLO 2). N Engl J Med. 2016.  <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 12pt;\">Chalmers JR, et al. BEEP trial: daily emollient during the first year of life for preventing atopic dermatitis. Lancet.   2020. \u2014 the negative prevention trial cited in the article.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 12pt;\">Hong Kong Drug Office, Department of Health \u2014 verify local registration status of every systemic agent named.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/span><\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eczema Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema): Causes, Types, Diagnosis and Evidence-Based Treatment &nbsp; Atopic dermatitis is a chronic, relapsing inflammatory skin condition caused by a combination of a leaky skin barrier and an over-reactive immune system. 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