Approaches of Management of Eczema in Primary Care

Abstract: Our aim from this present study was to evaluate the management approaches of atopic Eczema (AE) in primary care, discussing the diagnostic approaches and steps of treatment procedures. Electronic databases; MEDLINE, EMBASE and The Cochrane Library databases were searched up to January 2017 to identify relevant studies discussing the atopic Eczema (AE) in Primary care, using following Mesh terms: “atopic Eczema” OR “Dermatitis” Combined with “family medicine” OR “Primary care” OR “family Practice”. Family doctor play a main role in the management of AD, be it by referring patients with moderate-to-severe AD for specialized care, giving continuous maintenance care after assessment by experts, or handling patients with mild or extra anecdotal AD themselves. Atopic eczema is a chronic, upsetting skin problem that has a considerable impact on patients and their family members. Education and learning and patient support is therefore essential to its effective management. First-line therapy entails routine application of moisturizers and also periodic use topical steroids to settle flares. Keywords: atopic Eczema (AE), diagnostic approaches, primary care, MEDLINE, family Practice. Title: Approaches of Management of Eczema in Primary Care Author: Eman Essa AlMoaybed, Amal saleh al rashed, walla sadiq al-hassan, Zainab Ali AL-Hassan, RUQAYYAH AHMED ALMUTAWAH, Sakinah Ibrahim Alfadhel, Zainab Abdulmajid Al-Mubarak, Etaa Mohammed Al-Zaher, Zainab lateef alkhabbaz, Fatimah Basim bin alshaykh, Kawthar Abbas Aldandan International Journal of Healthcare Sciences ISSN 2348-5728 (Online) Research Publish Journals

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