Atopic dermatitis beyond the skin: Characterizing skin pain in the "Scars of Life" study

Authors

• Jonathan I. Silverberg, Department of Dermatology, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia.
• Roberto Takaoka, Division of Dermatology, University of São Paulo Medical School Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil.
• Jerry Tan, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
• Thomas Luger, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
• Chaoying Gu, Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Institute of Dermatology, National Clinical Research Center for Aging and Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
• Roni Dodiuk-Gad, Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
• Flavia Pretti Aslanian, Nuffield Health Parkside Hospital, London, UK.
• Cita Rosita Sigit Prakoeswa, Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga - Dr Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia.
• Bruno Halioua, Centre de dermatologie, Paris, France.
• Ann'Laure Demessant Flavigny, La Roche Posay Laboratoire Dermatological, Levallois-Perret, France.
• Caroline Le Floc'h, La Roche Posay Laboratoire Dermatological, Levallois-Perret, France.
• Nabil Kerrouche, La Roche Posay Laboratoire Dermatological, Levallois-Perret, France.
• Stéphanie Merhand, Association Française de l'Eczéma, Redon, France.
• Wendy Smith Begolka, National Eczema Association, Novato, California.
• África Luca de Tena Smith, Asociación de Afectados por la Dermatitis Atópica (AADA), Madrid, Spain.
• Shulamit Burstein, The Israeli Association for Atopic Dermatitis, Tel Aviv, Israel.
• Delphine Kerob, La Roche Posay Laboratoire Dermatological, Levallois-Perret, France.
• Charles Taieb, Société Française des Sciences Humaines de la Peau, [SFSHP], Maison de la dermatologie, Paris, France.
• Charbel Skayem, Service de Dermatologie Générale et Oncologique, UVSQ, EA4340-BECCOH, AP-HP, Hôpital Ambroise-Paré, Université Paris-Saclay, Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
• Therdpong Tempark, Department of Pediatrics and Faculty of Medicine at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand.
• Abraham Getachew Kelbore, Department of Dermatology, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia.
• Julien Seneschal, CHU de Bordeaux, Dermatology and Pediatric Dermatology, National Reference Center for Rare 25 Skin Disorders, Hôpital Saint-André, UMR 5164, Bordeaux, France.
• Alexander Stratigos, Department of Dermatology, University of Athens School of Medicine Andreas Sygros Hospital, Athens, Greece.
• Martin Steinhoff, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
• Laurent Misery, Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Allergology, University Hospital of Brest, Brest, France.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2-1-2026

Journal

JAAD international

Volume

24

DOI

10.1016/j.jdin.2025.09.018

Keywords

AD severity; atopic dermatitis; disease burden; early onset; pain sensitization; pruritus; psychosocial burden; quality of life; skin barrier; skin pain

APA Citation

Silverberg, Jonathan I.; Takaoka, Roberto; Tan, Jerry; Luger, Thomas; Gu, Chaoying; Dodiuk-Gad, Roni; Aslanian, Flavia Pretti; Sigit Prakoeswa, Cita Rosita; Halioua, Bruno; Flavigny, Ann'Laure Demessant; Le Floc'h, Caroline; Kerrouche, Nabil; Merhand, Stéphanie; Begolka, Wendy Smith; Luca de Tena Smith, África; Burstein, Shulamit; Kerob, Delphine; Taieb, Charles; Skayem, Charbel; Tempark, Therdpong; Kelbore, Abraham Getachew; Seneschal, Julien; Stratigos, Alexander; Steinhoff, Martin; and Misery, Laurent, "Atopic dermatitis beyond the skin: Characterizing skin pain in the "Scars of Life" study" (2026). GW Authored Works. Paper 8789.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/8789

Department

Dermatology