Key clinical point: Patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) have a 50% higher chance of developing alcohol use disorder (AUD) than people without AD and should be screened when appropriate.
Major finding: Patients with AD had a significantly higher chance of developing AUD (odds ratio 1.50; P < .001) than controls without AD.
Study details: Findings are from the All of Us cohort including 11,752 patients with AD and 47,008 matched controls.
Disclosures: This study did not receive any funding. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Source: Fan R et al. Alcohol use disorder among adults with atopic dermatitis: A case-control study in the All of Us research program. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 (Sep 20). Doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.09.015