Quality of life, nutritive status and physical development of atopic dermatitis children (Review)

Abstract

Introduction. Atopic dermatitis in children is an important medical and socio-economic problem of pediatrics and clinical allergology due to its wide prevalence in the pediatric population, variety and severity of clinical manifestation. In recent years, the attention of scientists has been attracted by the issues of impaired quality of life, changes in the nutritional status and physical development of such patients, associated both with the influence of the disease and the negative impact of many restrictive measures and elimination diets.
 The aim of the review is to analyze and systematize the currently available scientific data on the quality of life, nutritive status and physical development of atopic dermatitis children and the most important factors that may influence them.