PERSISTENT SUBCLINICAL INFLAMMATION IN THE SKIN AS A RISK FACTOR FOR RELAPSE IN ATOPIC DERMATITIS: FROM PATHOPHYSIOLOGY TO TREATMENT



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Lowgrade cutaneous inflammation, which persists after induction of remission of atopic dermatitis (AD), determines the risk of repeated relapses and progression of the disease. It has been well established that subclinical inflammation in the skin of atopic patients may be inhibited by topical corticosteroids (TCS) and topical calcineurin inhibitors (TCI), and proactive courses of these drugs prolong remission of the disease. In terms of prolonged application, TCI have some advantages over TCS in the context of safety. However, the routine use of TCI in AD is constrained by many practitioners who do not accept the concept of subclinical chronic inflammation and the strategy of maintenance antiinflammatory therapy on areas prone to repeated relapses, as well as obsolete myths about the association of TCI application with increased risk of cutaneous lymphoma. The review presents modem data on the pathophysiology of AD with a focus on subclinical skin inflammation, which persists after regression of acute manifestations of the disease, and the possibilities of suppressing this inflammation with TCI. Data on the safety of TCI for longterm use and the absence of prooncogenic potential are given. In addition, the relevance and expediency of pimecrolimus use in children under 2 years of age are emphasized.

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O V Kalyuzhin

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

Email: kalyuzhin@list.ru
8 - 2, Trubetskaya str., Moscow, 119991, Russia

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