The association between atopic dermatitis and hand eczema: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

S M D RuffKristiane A EngebretsenC ZachariaeJ D JohansenJonathan Ian Silverberg Alexander EgebergJ P Thyssen

Published in: The British journal of dermatology (2018)

Important study limitations include the wide use of questionnaire studies, and lack of prospective studies as well as poor clinical phenotype descriptions. In conclusion, our systematic review and meta-analysis showed that patients with AD had a strongly increased prevalence of HE. Clinicians should continue to guide patients with AD away from occupations with a high risk of HE.

Keyphrases

atopic dermatitis
case control
risk factors
palliative care
cross sectional