Atopic Dermatitis

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Anderson reviews the symptoms of a five-year-old boy that has a possible case of atopic dermatitis. She reviews the boy’s conditions to verify that he has the symptoms required for the diagnosis of AD. In her article, she questions AD, “is it just skin deep, or is there more depth to it than meets the eye?” Anderson (2005). Anderson makes sure that nurse practitioners involved in managing AD have a thorough understanding of its presentation and also when to make appropriates referrals. In her findings, Anderson provides an overview of AD. She also provides information on other atopic diseases including but not limited to asthma, and allergic rhinitis (AR).
In the supporting article “A Comprehensive Management Guide For Atopic Dermatitis”, by Jennifer D. Peterson and Lawrence S. Chan, it thoroughly defines AD as a chronic relapsing, pruritic, inflammatory skin disease. Which is associated with personal or family history of other atopic diseases. In their article they state that ...

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no fever or chills; however, he did show he was having problems with clear drainage running down his nose. Anderson discovers that CJ has been taking ibuprofen to somewhat ease the soreness. As far as his history he has a brother 15 years of age that had the same conditions when he was six years old but it was spontaneously resolved. He also has an 11-year-old sister and father that has history of AR. CJ’s history develops a fundamental base to the question why he has AD. According to the appearance of clinical features (Hanifin & Rajka, 1980) and at least three or four of each of the major and minor criteria as presented by data from Hanifin & Rajka, 1980. Anderson (2005)
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