Abstract

It is obvious that social, biogenic, and anthropogenic environmental factors, as well as nutrition contribute to the development and course of atopic eczema. Social deprivation and stress have a negative impact on atopic eczema symptoms, and social change in recent decades has led to a “westernized” lifestyle associated with high prevalence of atopic eczema in industrialized countries. Urbanization leads to an increase in air pollution and a decrease in biodiversity, which negatively affects atopic eczema. Climate change alters the allergenicity of pollen, which increases atopic eczema symptoms in some patients during the pollen season. Protective natural and social factors for the prevention of atopic eczema and for the promotion of “climate resilience” should be given greater consideration in future research.

Author Details

Authors

• Daria Luschkova¹
• Katharina Zeiser¹,²
• Alika Ludwig¹
• Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann¹,³

Departments

• ¹ Department of Environmental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg, Augsburg,
• ² Professorship of Sociology with a focus on health research, Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany and
• ³ Christine Kühne-Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK-CARE), Davos Wolfgang, Switzerland

Address

Daria Luschkova, MD, Department of Environmental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg, Stenglinstraße 2, 86156 Augsburg, Germany
Email: [email protected]

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