Table 1.

Diagnostic criteria for atopic dermatitis.

Essential features
Itch
Eczema with typical morphology and age-specific pattern
Important features
Early age of onset
Atopy (personal or family history)
Dry skin
Associated features
Atypical vascular response (i.e., facial pallor, white  dermographism)
Keratosis pilaris, palmar hyperlinearity, ichthyosis
Ocular and periorbital changes
Other regional findings (e.g., perioral and periauricular lesions)
Perifollicular accentuation, lichenification, and excoriations

Modified from American Academy of Dermatology [16].