6 While the incidence remains high in urban areas and high-income countries, an increasing trend in the incidence and prevalence of atopic eczema has been reported in Asia’s last few decades. 7 The development of AD is influenced by environmental factors such as climate, urban versus rural location, air pollution, microbiome dysbiosis, and genetic factors such as atopic history and loss-of-function Filaggrin gene.
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