Atopic dermatitis starting in childhood has a stronger impact on adults: results from the ‘Scars of Life’ international project in 27 countries
Childhood-onset atopic dermatitis (AD) has a profound and lasting psychosocial impact compared with adult-onset AD. This study highlights higher stigmatization scores and greater relational, social and professional challenges in individuals whose AD started in childhood and continued into adulthood, compared with those whose AD started in adulthood, underscoring the need for comprehensive care that addresses both dermatological and psychological aspects of the disease.
Authors
- Bruno Halioua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0823-6750)
- Jerry Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9624-4530)
- Therdpong Tempark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5645-2135)
- Chaoying Gu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5467-4671)
- Charbel Skayem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4498-0683)
- Jonathan I. Silverberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3686-7805)
- Wendy Smith Begolka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6107-5282)
- Delphine Kérob (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2816-4261)
- Martin Steinhoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7090-2187)
- Abraham Getachew Kelbore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9540-8671)
- Flavia Pretti Aslanian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4935-8962)
- C. Taïeb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5142-2479)
- Nabil Kerrouche
- Caroline Le Floc’h
- Roberto Takaoka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0952-2641)
- Cita Rosita Sigit Prakoeswa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3232-095X)
- Julien Sénéschal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1139-0908)
- Thomas Luger
- L. Misery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8088-7059)
- Roni P. Dodiuk‐Gad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2168-3798)
- África Luca de Tena Smith
- Alexander J. Stratigos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4989-9075)
- Ann’Laure Demessant Flavigny
- Stéphanie Methand
- Shulamit Burstein
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Université de Bordeaux (FR)
- Chulalongkorn University (TH)
- Université de Bretagne Occidentale (FR)
- Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (IL)
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- George Washington University (US)
- Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (FR)
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- University of Münster (DE)
- Fudan University (CN)
- Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
- Emek Medical Center (IL)
- Israel Medical Association (IL)
- King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital (TH)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux (FR)
- Maison de la Recherche en Sciences Humaines (FR)
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- Wolaita Sodo University (ET)
- Nuffield Health (GB)
- Hôpital Saint-André (FR)
- Immunology from Concept and Experiments to Translation (FR)
- Andreas Sygros Hospital (GR)
- National Clinical Research (US)
- Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest (FR)
- National Eczema Association (US)
- Hôpital Ambroise-Paré (FR)
- Société Française de Cardiologie (FR)
- Hamad bin Khalifa University (QA)
- Universitas Dr. Soetomo (ID)
- The Korean Atopic Dermatitis Association (KR)
- Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (QA)
- Parkside Hospital (GB)
- Huashan Hospital (CN)
- Hospital São Paulo (BR)
- Health & Life (Taiwan) (TW)
- The Patients Association (GB)
- Biomarqueurs et essais cliniques en Cancérologie et Onco-Hématologie (FR)
- Hamad Medical Corporation (QA)
- La Roche College (US)
- University of Windsor (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Dermatology
- Published
- 2025-04-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljaf158
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Dermatology and Skin Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.03
Funders
- Roche
- Universidade Tiradentes