099 Skin atrophy due to topical glucocorticoids is less common in patients with atopic dermatitis than psoriasis

Atopic dermatitis (AD) and psoriasis are the most common chronic inflammatory dermatitis treated with topical glucocorticoids (GC). Although long-term use of topical GC may induce skin atrophy including striae distensa (SD), AD patients appear to cause less skin atrophy compared to psoriasis. Chronic AD lesions are characterized by eosinophil infiltration and dermal fibrosis. Periostin, encoded by POSTN gene, augments TGF-β production in...