Patient/caregiver was educated on risk factors for atopic dermatitis activation as follows:
- Chronic stress: Individuals with history of chronic unrelieved stress can have excessive steroid hormone production in their body to help stress management. Steroids have the potential to reduce antibody production and compromise immunity. Compromised immune status in individuals can act as a trigger, activating atopic dermatitis.
- Hormone changes: Changes in the body hormone secretion and resulting imbalance can also act as a trigger atopic dermatitis activation. Women, owing to the hormone changes during menstruation, abnormal menstrual cycles, pregnancy, and menopause, are more prone for atopic dermatitis flare-up due to this trigger. Steroid hormone imbalance in the body is also considered an important trigger contributing to atopic dermatitis activation.
- Infections: Many bacterial, viral, and fungal infections have the potential to trigger atopic dermatitis flare-up in individuals with genetic tendency for the condition.
