Humanistic and Economic Burden of Atopic Dermatitis for Adults and Adolescents in the Middle East and Africa Region.
Baher ElEzbawyAhmad Nader FasseehEssam FoulyMohamed TanniraHala DalleSandrine AderianLaila Carolina Abu EsbaHana Al AbdulkarimAlfred AmmouryEsraa AltawilAbdulrahman Al TuraikiFatima AlbreikiMohammed Al-HaddabAtlal Al-LafiMaryam AlowayeshAfaf Al-SheikhMahira ElsayedAmin ElshamyMaysa EshmawiAssem FaragIssam HamadahMeriem HedibelSuretha KannenbergRita KaramMirna MetniNoufal RaboobeeMartin SteinhoffSherif AbazaMohamed FarghalyZoltán KalóPublished in: Dermatology and therapy (2022)
Although the humanistic and economic burdens differ from country to country, AD carries a significant socioeconomic burden in all countries. The quality of life is severely affected by the disease. If AD is controlled, the costs, especially indirect costs, could decrease and the disease burden could be alleviated significantly.