| AD, ATOD | atopic dermatitis |
| CARD14 | caspase recruitment domain family member 14 |
| CDSN | corneosesmosin |
| CE | cornified cell envelope |
| CHS | contact hypersensitivity |
| CLDN1 | claudin-1 |
| DAMP | damage-associated molecular pattern |
| DC | dendritic cells |
| DMF | dimethyl fumarate |
| DSG | desmoglein |
| EDC | epidermal diffrentiation complex |
| FLG | filaggrin |
| FS | failure to thrive |
| HLA | human leukocyte antigen |
| IL36RN | interleukin-36 receptor antagonist protein |
| IMQ | imiquimod |
| IVL | involucrin |
| KEAP1 | Kelch-like erythroid cell-derived protein with the cap ’n’ collar homology-associated protein 1/NFE2-related factor 2 |
| KLK | kallikrein |
| LC | Langerhans cell |
| LCE | late cornified cell envelope protein |
| LEKTI | lymphoepithelial Kazal-type related inhibitor type 5 |
| LG | lamellar granule |
| LOF | loss-of-function |
| LOR | loricrin |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| NRF2 | NFE2-related factor 2 |
| NS | Netherton syndrome |
| OMIM | Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man |
| PSORS | psoriasis susceptibility |
| PSS | peeling skin syndrome |
| redox | reduction and oxidation |
| ROR-g | retinoic acid-receptor-related orphan receptor gamma |
| S. aureus | Staphylococcus aureus |
| SC | stratum corneum |
| SG | stratum granulosum |
| SPINK5 | serine protease inhibitor of Kasal-type 5 |
| SPRR | small prorine-rich protein |
| TGF-b1 | transforming growth factor-beta 1 |
| TH | T helper |
| TMEM79 | transmembrane protein 79 |
| TSLP | thymic stromal lymphopoietin |
| UV | ultraviolet |