Guidelines for treatment of atopic dermatitis (atopic eczema) from American Academy of Dermatology, European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology and Russian Society of Dermatovenereologists and Cosmetologisis. Expert’s opinion

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common skin condition treated by dermatologists all over the world. Guidelines for management and treatment of AD have appeared in Europe, USA and Russia recently. the paper contains comparison of European, American and Russian guidelines. Definition of AD, epidemiology, pathophysiology of the disease, clinical features, diagnostic criteria, and risk factors are consistently matched. the analysis demonstrated that guidelines do not contain serious contradictions and principal differences thus stressing their supplementation of each other