2023-04-23 04:18:02
The meeting between experts and patients with atopic dermatitis allowed the care of skin diseases to be put on the table.
By: Luisa Ochoa
The Puerto Ricans who visited the Mayagüez Mall on the afternoon of Saturday, April 22, witnessed a successful educational agenda that was carried out on the care of the dermatitis atopic, a condition of the fur quite common in the population.
The symposium was led by the Patient Support Alliance with Dermatitis Atopic (AAPDA), with support from Global Allergy & Airways, Cross the Goal Foundation, AbbVie, and the Journal of Medicine and Public Health. It also had the massive assistance of patients, health professionals, specialists and people interested in health care. fur.
The renowned journalist Jorge Rivera Nieves moderated the meeting where the management of injuries in the fur con dermatitis atopic disease, the role of food in disease outbreaks, the mental health of patients, and how to care for fur to avoid possible exacerbations.
“There is no reason for a patient with atopic dermatitis to be suffering”
There the specialists had the opportunity to highlight the effectiveness of the new treatments that are coming onto the market and that allow for quality of life even with the condition.
“A question that I frequently have from parents when they take their little babies with them is that if patients with dermatitis atopic can live a normal life, and I give them my example, I have suffered from the condition since I was little and I have kept it under control all my life”, acknowledged Dr. Rogelio Mercado, dermatologist.
“Now there are many treatment alternatives, there is no reason for a patient with dermatitis atopic is suffering,” he added.
For their part, several professionals highlighted the hygiene and health care measures furto avoid reaching a degree of dermatitis severe atopic.
“With good care of the furdata and studies suggest that if we start at an early age using certain grooming techniques we can to some extent improve and even prevent to a degree dermatitis atopic”, highlighted Dr. Andrés Cruz, Iñigo, dermatologist.
It is worth mentioning that Brenda Gerena, executive director of the Patient Support Alliance with Dermatitis Atópica, together with César Rosado, founder and executive director of Cross the Goal Foundation, invited to continue raising awareness about this chronic disease and to advocate for patients with dermatitis atopic can access timely diagnosis and treatment.
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