Approach to the Assessment and Management of Pediatric Patients With Atopic Dermatitis: A Consensus Document. Section IV: Consensus Statements on the Assessment and Management of Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis. Issue 5 (November 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lansang, Perla; Lara-Corrales, Irene; Bergman, James N.; Hong, Chih-ho; Joseph, Marissa; Kim, Vy H.D.; Lam, Joseph M.; Landells, Ian; Marcoux, Danielle; Prajapati, Vimal H.; Ramien, Michele L.; Spring, Shanna
• Is Part Of: Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery. Volume 23:Issue 5(2019)Supplement
• Page Start: 32S
• Page End: 39S
• Publication Date: 2019-11
• Subjects: atopic dermatitis -- pediatric atopic dermatitis -- consensus statement -- assessment -- management -- eczema; Dermatology -- Periodicals; Skin -- Diseases -- Treatment -- Periodicals; Skin -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Dermatology -- Canada -- Periodicals; Skin -- Diseases -- Treatment -- Canada -- Periodicals; Skin -- Surgery -- Canada -- Periodicals; 616.5005
• DOI: 10.1177/1203475419882654
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1203-4754

Abstract

This document is intended to provide practical guidance to physicians treating pediatric atopic dermatitis (AD), especially dermatologists, pediatricians, allergists, and other health-care professionals. The recommendations contained here were formalized based on a consensus of 12 Canadian pediatric dermatologists, dermatologists, pediatricians, and pediatric allergists with extensive experience managing AD in the pediatric population. A modified Delphi process was adopted with iterative voting on a 5-point Likert scale, with a prespecified agreement cutoff of 75%. Topic areas addressed in the 17 consensus statements reflect areas of practical management, including counselling, assessment, comorbidity management, and therapy.