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Topical corticosteroid use for atopic dermatitis in the pediatric emergency department
- Source :
- Pediatric Dermatology. 38:1127-1131
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2021.
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES To investigate the evaluation and management of atopic dermatitis (AD) in the pediatric emergency department (PED). METHODS This retrospective chart review was performed at the PED of a single institution and examined data from 2012 to 2017. Of 335 visits from patients 18 years and younger coded for AD, 167 visits with documented findings that supported a diagnosis of AD according to guidelines from the American Academy of Dermatology were included. RESULTS The mean age of presentation was 6.3 years (standard deviation [SD]: 5.9). Of 11 patients with multiple visits, the mean between-visit interval was 31 days (SD: 41). Topical corticosteroids (TCSs) were not prescribed or recommended in 63/167 visits. In an additional 46/167 visits, over-the-counter topical hydrocortisone was recommended. Of prescribed TCS, the mean TCS class was 5.5 (SD: 1.9). 61/104 recommended or prescribed TCSs were weak (Class 7), the most likely used class (P
- Subjects :
- Pediatric emergency
medicine.medical_specialty
Dermatology
Topical hydrocortisone
Dermatitis, Atopic
030207 dermatology & venereal diseases
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Systemic antibiotics
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
030225 pediatrics
Internal medicine
medicine
Humans
Medical prescription
Single institution
Child
Retrospective Studies
Emollients
business.industry
Mean age
Atopic dermatitis
medicine.disease
Topical corticosteroid
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Emergency Service, Hospital
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15251470 and 07368046
- Volume :
- 38
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Pediatric Dermatology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....256ca1762642a1d5a29d4447c3b5cb9f