206 Racial/ethnic differences in healthcare utilization and school attendance among children with atopic dermatitis in the Pediatric Eczema Elective Registry

Little is known about healthcare utilization for atopic dermatitis (AD) and the impact of AD on school attendance especially among racial/ethnic minorities. We aimed to examine healthcare utilization and school missed due to AD by race/ethnicity among a cohort of U.S. children with AD. We performed a cross-sectional study of baseline data for children (ages 2-17) with physician-confirmed AD enrolled in the Pediatric Eczema Elective Registry (PEER; N=7,901). All subjects had to have used pimecrolimus cream for at least 6 weeks at the time of enrollment.
Source: Journal of Investigative Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Tags: Clinical Research: Epidemiology of Skin Diseases Source Type: research