e-ISSN 2774-2318 Berkala Ilmiah Kedokteran dan Kesehatan p-ISSN 2407-0505 Adelita Vega D, Kharisma S Nanda, Tapi SN, Yuli Wahyu R 69 doi: 10.26714/magnamed.9.1.2022.69-79 Recurrent Dermatitis Atopic in Young Adult: Case Report and Literature Review 9 (1) February 2022 Case Report Berkala Ilmiah Kedokteran dan Kesehatan Journal Page: https://jurnal.unimus.ac.id/index.php/APKKM Recurrent Dermatitis Atopic in Young Adult: Case Report and Litera- ture Review Adelita Vega Dwiputri 1 , KharismaSukma Nanda 2 , Tapi Singgar Niari 3 , Yuli Wahyu Rahmawati 4 1,2,3,4) Department Dermatovenereology Faculty of Medicine, Muhammadiyah Surabaya University/RSUD dr. Soegiri, Lamongan Article Info Abstract Article history: Received 22 June 2022 Revised 13 July 2022 Accepted 13 July 2022 Available online 20 July 2022 Background: Atopic dermatitis is a chronic and residive skin in- flammation, which is often found in patients with allergic rhinitis and asthma and among their family members, which is character- ized by skin disorders in the form of itchy papules then undergo excoriation and lichenification, distribution in body folds. At the age of 4-16 years, the predilection for dermatitis is found on the upper body and face. Generally, symmetrical dermatitis appears in the flexure area, hands, and feet. Case Presentation: The following is a case report of a 16-year- old male patient as a student. The patient was diagnosed with atopic dermatitis with complaints of itching in the neck area, hand folds, and leg folds. Initially itchy, filled with clear fluid in the neck, then spread to the folds of the hands and feet. Itchy, hot, and painful when sweating. Lesions ad Regio Colli, superior and infe- rior extremities show lichenified lesions with an irregular shape, poorly demarcated with bilateral spread, accompanied by squama and excoriations. Conclusion: Atopic dermatitis is a chronic inflammation of the skin, which may manifest as itchy papules that become excoriated and lichenified. Predilection can be determined based on the age of the patient. Keywords: atopic dermatitis; treatment; chronic inflammatory skin dis- ease Correspondence: kharisma.sukmananda@gmail.com How to cite this article: 1 Adelita Vega Dwiputri, Kharisma Sukma Nanda, Tapi SN, Yuli Wahyu R. Recurrent Dermatitis Atopic in Young Adult: Case Report and Literature Review. MAGNA MEDIKA Berk Ilm Kedokt dan Kesehat. 2022;9(1):69–79 2022 MAGNA MEDIKA: Berkala Ilmiah Kedokteran dan Kesehatan with CC BY NC SA license