Concept of an outpatient clinic for atopic dermatitis patients

Due to its high prevalence, atopic dermatitis is an important problem in th e dermatologic practice.The chronicity of the disease together with numerou s triggering factors of varying individual impact create a complex situatio n which is difficult to manage under the current circumstances in our healt h care system.We describe the concept of an outpatient clinic especially fo r atopic dermatitis as established in our Department of Dermatology. A high degree of standardization is combined with a high measure of individual ca re.The aims of this clinic are an optimized outpatient management of atopic dermatitis, the gathering of epidemiologic data, the performance of contro lled studies, and potentially the reduction of costs.