Low prevalence of keratosis pilaris in atopic dermatitis

June 23, 2022|Dermatology

Clinical Edge Journal Scan: Atopic Dermatitis July 2022 (1 of 11)

Key clinical point: The prevalence of keratosis pilaris (KP) was low in Finnish patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), with no evidence of KP serving as a predictor of AD severity or its early onset.

Major finding: KP was less frequent in patients with AD (28 with vs. 319 without KP), with no association observed between KP and AD severity based on the Eczema Area and Severity Index at the clinical visit (P = .3232; 95% CI 0.276-0.357) or Rajka Langeland severity score (P = .649; 95% CI 0.569-0.654) and early onset of AD (odds ratio 0.616; 95% CI 0.225-1.690).

Study details: Findings are from a cross-sectional, observational study including 502 patients with AD.

Disclosures: This study was funded by University of Helsinki. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.

Source: Salava A et al. Keratosis pilaris and filaggrin loss-of-function mutations in patients with atopic dermatitis – Results of a Finnish cross-sectional study. J Dermatol. 2022 (May 26). Doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.16477