Case Report of a Pilot with Atopic Dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis is a condition that makes skin red and itchy. It is common in children but can occur at any age. Atopic dermatitis is chronic and tends to flare periodically. The pathogenesis of the disease has not yet been clearly elucidated but genetic predisposition, immunological dysfunctio...
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| description | Atopic dermatitis is a condition that makes skin red and itchy. It is
common in children but can occur at any age. Atopic dermatitis is chronic and tends to
flare periodically. The pathogenesis of the disease has not yet been clearly elucidated
but genetic predisposition, immunological dysfunction, and environmental factors
are presumed to be involved in the pathogenesis. In general, it is difficult to cure, but
as time passes, most of them heal naturally and the symptoms disappear, but the
symptoms continue to recur. So, the basic treatment is to relieve the pruritus and
prevent it from reoccurring. Treatment involves avoiding things that make the condition
worse, daily bathing with application of moisturizing cream afterwards, applying steroid
creams when flares occur, and medications to relieve itching sensation. Steroid pills
or creams based on calcineurin inhibitors may occasionally be used if other measures
are not effective. When examining a pilot with atopic dermatitis, the dermatitis
condition, the treatment being used, and the side effects of the medications should be
considered. This case involves an otherwise healthy applicant for the 1st class medical
certification who has had atopic dermatitis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a05da7b53f204eb295e53c9576041f4d2022-12-21T18:33:14ZengAerospace Medical Association of KoreaHanggong uju uihakoeji1738-25482713-99722021-08-013125456https://doi.org/10.46246/KJAsEM.210011Case Report of a Pilot with Atopic DermatitisYoung Hwan Kwon0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9901-7280Aeromedical Center, Korean Air, Seoul, KoreaAtopic dermatitis is a condition that makes skin red and itchy. It is common in children but can occur at any age. Atopic dermatitis is chronic and tends to flare periodically. The pathogenesis of the disease has not yet been clearly elucidated but genetic predisposition, immunological dysfunction, and environmental factors are presumed to be involved in the pathogenesis. In general, it is difficult to cure, but as time passes, most of them heal naturally and the symptoms disappear, but the symptoms continue to recur. So, the basic treatment is to relieve the pruritus and prevent it from reoccurring. Treatment involves avoiding things that make the condition worse, daily bathing with application of moisturizing cream afterwards, applying steroid creams when flares occur, and medications to relieve itching sensation. Steroid pills or creams based on calcineurin inhibitors may occasionally be used if other measures are not effective. When examining a pilot with atopic dermatitis, the dermatitis condition, the treatment being used, and the side effects of the medications should be considered. This case involves an otherwise healthy applicant for the 1st class medical certification who has had atopic dermatitis.atopic dermatitisaerospace medicinecertificationdupilumab |
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| title_short | Case Report of a Pilot with Atopic Dermatitis |
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