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ATOPIC DERMATITIS
BY : SOFIA DIAZ AND LORETO VIÑETA
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WHAT IS IT ?• Atopic Dermatitis is a disease that often
appears before a child’s firs birthday and causes itchy skin that is red, warm and tender.
• It afects the integumentary system.VOCABULARY
Tender:delicada.Itchy skin:piel
irritada.
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HOW YOU CATCH IT ?
- Around the 90% of the persons get Atopic Dermatitis before their 5th birthday. - Researchers are still studing the causes of Atopic Dermatitis.Through their studies, they have learned that Atopic Dermatitis is not contagious. It is genetic.
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SYMPTOMS IN A BABY
• If a baby gets Atopic Dermatitis during this time (before his first birthday), dry and scaly patches appear on the skin.
VOCABULARYScaly patches:
Manchas escamosas
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SYMPTOMS IN A CHILD• If a child gets Atopic Dermatitis between the 2
years and the age of puberty:– It appears a rash that often begins in the creases of
elbows and knees. Other common places for the rash to appear are the neck , wrists, ankles, and/or crease between the buttoks and legs.
– There are itchy, scaly patches where the rash appeares.
VOCABULARYrash:erupcionButtoks : nalga
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SYMPTOMS IN A ADULT• It is rare for adults to get Atopic Dermatitis.– It appears in the creases of the elbows or knees and
nape of neck.– It covers much of the body.– It can be especially noticeable on the neck and face.– It can be especially bad around the eyes.– It causes very dry skin.– It causes non-stop itch.– It causes scaly skin — more scaly than in babies and
children.– It leads to skin infections.
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SOLUTION
The solution is a medicine called CORTICOSTEROIDS . This medicine is effective but it has many side-effects
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• True (t) or false (f):The idegumentary system exists :This disease is normal in adults:Atopic Dermatitis is contagious :Is a symptom of Atopic Dermatitis to have
itchy skin :
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