Table 1 Criteria for the Diagnosis of Atopic Dermatitis

Pruritus (or parental report of skin rubbing or scratching) plus 3 of the following:

   • Involvement of skin creases (antecubital, popliteal fossa, eyelid, neck)

   • History of asthma or hay fever (or history of atopic disease in a first-degree relative if the child is <4 years old)

   • Generally dry skin in the past year

   • Onset when child was ≤ 2 years old (only applies if child is ≥ 4 years old)

   • Visual flexural dermatitis