PREVIEW
Successful management of atopic dermatitis can empty the therapeutic quiver of even the most versatile practitioner. Patients are susceptible to several associated problems besides the cutaneous manifestations of the disease. Nevertheless, flares can often be limited by avoiding precipitating factors, and symptoms can often be controlled with assiduous attention to treatment, which in most cases consists of a moderate-potency topical corticosteroid. Dr Landow discusses the many therapeutic approaches as well as what each can and cannot accomplish.