Atopic Dermatitis

Hanifin and Rajka criteria

Major criteria (need 3 or more) are as follows:

1. Pruritus
2. Typical morphology and distribution
3. Flexural lichenification in adults
4. Facial and extensor involvement in infants and children
5. Dermatitis – Chronically or chronically relapsing
6. Personal or family history of atopy (asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis)

Minor criteria (need 3 or more) are as follows:

1. Cataracts
2. Cheilitis
3. Conjunctivitis – Recurrent
4. Eczema – Perifollicular accentuation
5. Facial pallor or erythema
6. Food intolerance
7. Hand dermatitis – Nonallergic
8. Ichthyosis
9. IgE – Elevated
10. Immediate (type I) skin test reactivity
11. Infections (cutaneous)
12. Dennie-Morgan infraorbital fold
13. Itching when sweating
14. Keratoconus
15. Keratosis pilaris
16. Nipple dermatitis
17. Orbital darkening
18. Palmar hyperlinearity
19. Pityriasis alba
20. White dermographism
21. Wool intolerance
22. Xerosis