%0 Journal Article %T The Challenge of Managing Atopic Dermatitis in the United States %A Debra Sierka %A Joseph C. Cappelleri %A Linda S. Cox %A Lindsay C. Strowd %A Mark E. Levenberg %A Robert A. Gerber %A Steven Faulkner %A Steven R. Feldman %A Timothy W. Smith %J Archive of "American Health & Drug Benefits". %D 2019 %X Atopic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that affects up to 13% of children and 10% of adults in the United States. Among patients and their families, atopic dermatitis has a considerable effect on quality of life and represents a substantial economic burden %K anti-inflammatory therapies %K atopic dermatitis %K dermatology %K economic impact %K financial burden %K medication adherence %K quality of life %K steroid phobia %K topical calcineurin inhibitors %K topical corticosteroids %K treatment guidelines %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6485648/