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. 2022 Jul 26;47(10):1812–1819. doi: 10.1111/ced.15278

Table 2.

The UK refinement of the Hanifin and Rajka criteria, which reduced the original long list of features to a minimal list of reliable discriminators. 18

UK diagnostic refinement of Hanifin and Rajka criteria
Must have:
Itchy skin plus ≥ 3 of the following:
1 History of flexural involvement
2 Concurrent asthma or hay fever
3 Early onset
4 Generally dry skin
5 Visible flexural dermatitis