Key clinical point: The prevalence of keratosis pilaris (KP) was low in Finnish patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), with no evidence of KP serving as a predictor of AD severity or its early onset.
Major finding: KP was less frequent in patients with AD ( 28 with vs. 319 without KP ), with no association observed between KP and AD severity based on the Eczema Area and Severity Index at the clinical visit ( P = .3232; 95% CI 0.276-0.357) or Rajka Langeland severity score ( P = .649; 95% CI 0.569-0.654) and early onset of AD (odds ratio 0.616; 95% CI 0.225-1.690).
Study details: Findings are from a cross-sectional, observational study including 502 patients with AD.
Disclosures: This study was funded by University of Helsinki. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Source: Salava A et al. Keratosis pilaris and filaggrin loss-of-function mutations in patients with atopic dermatitis – Results of a Finnish cross-sectional study. J Dermatol. 2022 (May 26). Doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.16477