Association of Childhood Atopic Dermatitis with Extracutaneous Infections Based on the Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study in Korea.

in the management of various chronic dermatitis a chronic inflammatory skin disease, an immune-mediated inflammatory disease . AD has a lot of infectious complications due to immune dysregulation and skin barrier defects, and it has been reported that the frequency of organ involvement, such as urinary tract infection (UTI), sore throat, ear and simple skin infections, has increased 2-5 . In the case of severe AD, systemic immunosuppressants are widely used, and, as concerns over infectious diseases are recently rising, it is necessary to confirm these complications 6 . Therefore, in this study, we analyzed the association between AD and extracutaneous infections (UTI, pneumonia, otitis media, and sinusitis) in children and ado-lescents based on large-scale data. this a in quartiles pneumonia,