Impact of sun exposure on adult patients affected by atopic dermatitis

Atopic dermatitis management is challenging and usually requires intermittent or continuous, long-term treatment with topical and/or systemic antiinflammatory agents and appropriate skin care. Most patients affected by atopic dermatitis improve during sun exposure. It has been reported that the change from a subartic/temperate to a subtropical climate for 4 weeks improved significantly skin symptoms and quality of life in children, even for 3 months after return. However, until now the effect of sun exposure on adult patients with atopic dermatitis has never been investigated.